frayed

FREQ #29828

a. 磨损的 v. （使布、绳等）磨损, 磨破( fray的过去式和过去分词 )

发音

其它 /fɹeɪd/

词形变化

more frayed 比较级 most frayed 最高级

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    simple past and past participle of fray

adj.
  1. 1.

    Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.

  2. 2.

    Exhausted, strained, beleaguered, or suffering from stress.

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形容词

近义相关 1

worn

词源

From fray + -ed, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”).

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