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

• 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。
• It's vital if you're to survive this brilliant but demanding year without exhausting yourself and fraying your nerves.
  至关重要的是，如果你要在这光辉灿烂和劳心劳力的一年里过好，请不要耗尽自己，折磨你的神经。
• The global reserve system has been fraying for a long time.
  他表示：长期以来，全球储备货币体系一直是有问题的。
• 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。
• Traditional family values are enjoying a revival among better-educated Americans, but are fraying in the lower middle class and have collapsed among the poor.
  受过良好教育的美国人越发崇尚“传统家庭观念”，下层中产阶级的这方面意识在变淡，而之于贫穷家庭，“传统家庭观念”干脆就已分崩离析了。
• 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。
• Individually moulded for perfect fit with sewn edges to avoid fraying.
  分别单独成形，与缝合边缘完全匹配以避免磨损。
• Trade analysts have warned the tactic could backfire by fraying an already strained trade relationship with China at a time when Europe is suffering from a debt crisis and desperate for growth.
  贸易分析人士警告称，在欧洲遭遇债务危机、急于实现增长之际，欧方这种战术可能使本已紧绷的欧中贸易关系更加紧张，从而产生反效果。
• By contrast, the order in Europe is only fraying at the edges.
  相比之下，欧洲的秩序只是在边缘出现紊乱。
• 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。