fret

英 [fret]

美 [fret]

v.  苦恼; 烦躁; 焦虑不安
n.  (吉他等指板上定音的)品; (从海上飘来的)雾气，薄雾，雾

复数：frets　过去式：fretted　现在分词：fretting　第三人称单数：frets　过去分词：fretted　

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牛津词典

verb

• 苦恼；烦躁；焦虑不安
  to be worried or unhappy and not able to relax
  1. Fretting about it won't help.
     苦恼于事无补。
  2. Her baby starts to fret as soon as she goes out of the room.
     她一走出房间，婴儿就躁动起来。

noun

• （吉他等指板上定音的）品
  one of the bars on the long thin part of a guitar , etc. Frets show you where to press the strings with your fingers to produce particular sounds.
• （从海上飘来的）雾气，薄雾，雾
  mist or fog that comes in from the sea

柯林斯词典

• VERB 苦恼;烦恼;发愁
  If youfretabout something, you worry about it.
  1. I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else's problems...
     我一刻不闲地工作，总是为别人的事操心。
  2. But congressional staffers fret that the project will eventually cost billions more...
     但是国会工作人员担心这项计划最终会多耗资数十亿元。
  3. Don't fret, Mary. This is all some crazy mistake.
     不要发愁，玛丽。这只是个有些荒唐的错误。
• (吉他等弦乐器琴颈处的)品
  Thefretson a musical instrument such as a guitar are the raised lines across its neck.

英英释义

noun

• a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument
• an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
  1. there was a simple fret at the top of the walls
  Synonym:Greek fretGreek keykey pattern
• a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
  Synonym:worn spot
• agitation resulting from active worry
  1. don't get in a stew
  2. he's in a sweat about exams
  Synonym:stewsweatlatherswither

verb

• wear away or erode
  Synonym:eat away
• remove soil or rock
  1. Rain eroded the terraces
  Synonym:erodeeat away
• cause friction
  1. my sweater scratches
  Synonym:rubfraychafescratch
• be too tight
  1. This neckband is choking the cat
  Synonym:chokegag
• decorate with an interlaced design
• carve a pattern into
• be agitated or irritated
  1. don't fret over these small details
• gnaw into
  1. The injustice rankled her
  2. his resentment festered
  Synonym:eat intoranklegrate
• cause annoyance in
• worry unnecessarily or excessively
  1. don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
  Synonym:fussniggle
• become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  Synonym:chafegall
• provide (a musical instrument) with frets
  1. fret a guitar

双语例句

• As she spoke we could see that she was in a fret.
  她讲话时，我们看得出她很烦躁。
• People fret about terrorists, sharks, Ebola and plane crashes because of the availability heuristic.
  人们担心恐怖分子、鲨鱼、埃博拉（Ebola）和飞机失事是因为它们具有可得性启发（availabilityheuristic）。
• You have now done your duty by her, and must fret no longer.
  现在你算是对她尽了责任，再也用不着烦恼。
• Why should you fret over such trifles?
  何必为这些小事烦恼？
• Yields for Belgian debt have jumped, as investors fret about its load of debt and lack of leadership.
  比利时法郎债券的利率也暴涨了，因为投资者对它的债务负担和领导层很担忧。
• I do fret myself, eric. I'm frightened for you.
  我烦恼我自己，艾力克，我为你受惊吓。
• Today they fret about excessive inflows and strengthening currencies.
  如今，令它们烦恼的是资本流入和货币升值。
• You had better not fret about your mistakes.
  你最好不要为你的错误而烦恼。
• While many small companies fret about getting too few resumes, many also fear getting far too many.
  很多小公司因为收到的简历太少而烦恼，但也有很多小公司担心收到的简历过多。
• Call me what instrument you will, though you can fret me, yet you cannot play upon me.
  无论你把我叫做什么乐器，你也只能撩拨我，不能玩弄我。