frays

基本解释

• v.恼火；紧张
• v.磨损
• n.吵闹；吵架；争斗
• n.磨损处

同根派生

英汉例句

用作动词 (v.)

• Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.
  大热天脾气烦燥。
• As the debate went on, tempers began to fray.
  随着辩论的继续，火气就上来了。
• Her nerves were frayed by the noises in the street.
  街上的噪音使她神经紧张。
• After spending a day with screaming children, her nerves were frayed.
  与吵吵嚷嚷的孩子们呆了一天后,她的神经快要崩溃了。

用作动词 (v.)

• The electric wire is fraying and could be dangerous to handle.
  电线快磨破了，使用起来可能有危险。
• It is made of a durable high quality nylon that is designed not to fray.
  这种带子是由耐用高质量的尼龙制成，其设计也是防止磨损。

用作名词 (n.)

• The two gangsters seem to be eager for the fray.
  那两个歹徒似乎唯恐不乱。