| 单词 | fret |
| 释义 | fret fret1 —fretter, n. /fret/, v. , fretted, fretting, n. v.i. 1. to feel or express worry, annoyance, discontent, or the like: Fretting about the lost ring isn't going to help. 2. to cause corrosion; gnaw into something: acids that fret at the strongest metals. 3. to make a way by gnawing, corrosion, wearing away, etc.: The river frets at its banks until a new channel is formed. 4. to become eaten, worn, or corroded (often fol. by away): Limestone slowly frets away under pounding by the wind and rain. 5. to move in agitation or commotion, as water: water fretting over the stones of a brook. v.t. 6. to torment; irritate, annoy, or vex: You mustn't fret yourself about that. 7. to wear away or consume by gnawing, friction, rust, corrosives, etc.: the ocean fretting its shores. 8. to form or make by wearing away a substance: The river had fretted an underground passage. 9. to agitate (water): Strong winds were fretting the channel. n. 10. an irritated state of mind; annoyance; vexation. 11. erosion; corrosion; gnawing. 12. a worn or eroded place. [bef. 900; ME freten, OE fretan to eat up, consume; c. OS fretan, Goth fraitan, OHG frezzan (G fressen)] Syn. 1. fume, rage. 6. worry, harass, goad, tease. 7. erode, gnaw, corrode, abrade, grind, rub, rust. 10. harassment, agitation, worry. fret2 —fretless, adj. /fret/, n. , v. , fretted, fretting. n. 1. an interlaced, angular design; fretwork. 2. an angular design of bands within a border. 3. Heraldry. a charge composed of two diagonal strips interlacing with and crossing at the center of a mascle. 4. a piece of decoratively pierced work placed in a clock case to deaden the sound of the mechanism. v.t. 5. to ornament with a fret or fretwork. [1350-1400; ME frette < ?; cf. MF frete trellis-work, OE fretwian, var. of FRAETWIAN to adorn] fret3 —fretless, adj. /fret/, n. , v. , fretted, fretting. n. 1. any of the ridges of wood, metal, or string, set across the fingerboard of a guitar, lute, or similar instrument, which help the fingers to stop the strings at the correct points. v.t. 2. to provide with frets. [1490-1500; orig. uncert.] |
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