fraying

英 [ˈfreɪɪŋ]

美 [ˈfreɪɪŋ]

v.  (使织物边沿)磨损，磨散; (使)烦躁，恼火
fray的现在分词

现在分词：fraying　

BNC.48588 / COCA.35573

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)（织物、绳子等）磨损;(使)磨散
  If something such as cloth or ropefrays, or if somethingfraysit, its threads or fibres start to come apart from each other and spoil its appearance.
  1. The fabric is very fine or frays easily...
     这种布料非常精细，或者说容易磨损。
  2. The stitching had begun to fray at the edges...
     边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。
  3. Her washing machine tends to fray edges on intricate designs.
     她的洗衣机经常会把织物上的一些复杂图案的边缘磨坏。
  4. ...fraying edges in the stair carpet...
     楼梯地毯磨损的边角
  5. He wore frayed jeans and cowboy shirts.
     他穿着磨破的牛仔裤和牛仔衬衫。
• V-ERG (使)烦躁;(使)恼火;(使)紧张
  If your nerves or your temperfray, or if somethingfraysthem, you become nervous or easily annoyed because of mental strain and anxiety.
  1. Tempers began to fray as the two teams failed to score...
     随着两队都没能破门得分，大家渐渐沉不住气了。
  2. This kind of living was beginning to fray her nerves.
     这种生活开始让她神经紧张。
• N-SING 竞争;争斗;争论
  The frayis an exciting or challenging activity, situation, or argument that you are involved in.
  1. There will have to be a second round of voting when new candidates can enter the fray...
     将不得不进行允许新的候选人加入角逐的第二轮投票。
  2. He would be inspiring young people to get into the political fray.
     他会激励年轻人投身政治战斗。
• PHRASE 不确定;不稳定;趋于崩溃;渐遭破坏
  If you say that somethingis fraying at the edgesoris fraying around the edges, you mean that it has an uncertain or unsteady quality, for example because it is gradually being spoiled or destroyed.
  1. There are signs that the alliance is now fraying at the edges...
     有迹象表明该联盟现正分崩离析。
  2. Their marriage is getting a little frayed around the edges...
     他们的婚姻开始出现裂痕。
  3. The champion, too, looked frayed at the edges.
     冠军看上去也紧张、焦躁。

双语例句

• So far the protests have remained mostly peaceful but clashes are occurring, tempers are fraying and hardliners on all sides are itching for a fight.
  到目前为止抗议活动一直保持着大致的和平，但冲突正在发生，抗议者正在逐渐失去耐心，并且有的强硬派都在准备战斗。
• This scarring is a reflection of missing genetic information due to the fraying of DNA in nuclear fallouts within human history.
  这些伤疤是由于DNA在人类史上的核辐射中被磨损而丢失基因信息的反映。
• Recently the state of unity has been fraying at the edges. Ethnic, linguistic and religious divides have deepened, the NGOs said in a statement to coincide with independence celebrations.
  这些非政府组织在独立庆典到来之际发表了一份声明，表示：国家的团结在近期受到了侵蚀。种族、语言和宗教方面的分割有所加深。
• Burn the thread's end with the lighter to prevent the thread from fraying.
  用打火机烧热线的尾端，以防线尾磨损。
• The alliance with western business is also fraying, as China's bureaucratic capitalism-anchored by state-owned monopolies and mercantilist trade policies-begins to alienate the party's ( genuinely) capitalist friends.
  与西方企业的联盟也在瓦解中，以国有垄断企业和重商主义贸易政策为支柱的中国官僚资本主义，正开始疏远党的（真正的）资本家朋友。
• The effect has been to shake up an old and fraying order dominated by cautious western donors and former colonial powers.
  其结果就是，由谨慎的西方捐赠者与前殖民霸权所主导的千疮百孔的旧秩序开始动摇。
• US-Pakistani relations have been fraying for some time.
  美国与巴基斯坦关系不睦已有一段时间。
• SELVAGE-a finished edge used to prevent fraying or unraveling of woven wire cloth.
  塞尔维奇-一个完成边缘用来防止磨损或梭织布电线解开。
• There are signs that the alliance is now fraying at the edges
  有迹象表明该联盟现正分崩离析。
• A second silicon valley friendship has also shown signs of fraying for Google this week.
  上周，硅谷第二桩伙伴联盟事件也显示出谷歌关系的紧张。