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

• Stephen, an elbow rested on the jagged granite, leaned his palm against his brow and gazed AT the fraying edge of his shiny black coAT-sleeve.
  斯蒂芬一只肘支在坑洼不平的花岗石上，手心扶额头，凝视着自己发亮的黑上衣袖子那磨破了的袖口。
• Indeed, tensions have been rising and tempers fraying.
  实际上，紧张局势一直在加剧，双方的情绪变得愈发焦躁。
• China's engagement with Africa has had a transformative effect on the continent's relations with the outside world, shaking up an old and fraying order dominated by cautious foreign donors and former colonial powers, writes William Wallis.
  中非交好对非洲大陆与外界的关系产生了变革性影响，动摇了由谨慎的外国捐助者及前殖民列强主导的紧张的旧秩序。
• 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。
• The tray at the bottom of the manifold can prevent glass chamber fraying.
  底部特配有托盘保护玻璃真空气室，防止其磨损。
• We need to... ensure that there will be sufficient trade financing, because trade is shrinking now, says Mr Aso, who also plans to stress in London the need for an extension and expansion of G20 leaders 'fraying commitment to combat protectionism.
  麻生表示：我们需要确保有充足的贸易融资，因为贸易目前正在萎缩。他还计划在伦敦强调，需要延续和拓展G20领导人在抵制保护主义上的承诺，目前这种承诺受到了削弱。
• The more you wash'em, the more fraying and distressing you will see.
  你越洗'时间，就越磨损和困扰你会看到。
• The scarf was fraying at the edges.
  围巾的边缘磨坏了。
• 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。
• 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。