| 单词 | fret |
| 释义 | fret 1. v. & n. --v (fretted, fretting) 1. intr. a be greatly and visibly worried or distressed. b be irritated or resentful. 2. tr. a cause anxiety or distress to. b irritate, annoy. 3. tr. wear or consume by gnawing or rubbing. 4. tr. form (a channel or passage) by wearing away. 5. intr. (of running water) flow or rise in little waves. --n irritation, vexation, querulousness (esp. in a fret). Etymology: OE fretan f. Gmc, rel. to EAT 2. n. & v. --n 1. an ornamental pattern made of continuous combinations of straight lines joined usu. at right angles. 2. Heraldry a device of narrow bands and a diamond interlaced. --vtr. (fretted, fretting) 1. embellish or decorate with a fret. 2. adorn (esp. a ceiling) with carved or embossed work. Etymology: ME f. OF frete trellis-work and freter (v.) 3. n. each of a sequence of bars or ridges on the finger-board of some stringed musical instruments (esp. the guitar) fixing the positions of the fingers to produce the desired notes. Derivatives fretless adj. Etymology: 15th c.: orig. unkn. |
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