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作及物动词，表示因摩擦而使某物磨损，后接宾语。
The constant rubbing frayed the fabric.
不断的摩擦磨损了织物。
磨损
frays — third person singular of fray
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
磨损
wear away by rubbing
The constant rubbing frayed the fabric.
不断的摩擦磨损了织物。
磨损；使(布料、绳索等)磨损散开；擦伤；磨破
To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
强行开辟(道路等)
To force or make (a path, way, etc.) through.
变得磨损；散开
To become unravelled or worn; to unravel.
摩擦
To rub.
fray
Base
原形
frays
3rd person
第三人称单数
fraying
-ing
现在分词
frayed
Past
过去式
frayed
Past participle
过去分词
Constant rubbing frays the rope.
持续的摩擦使绳子磨损。
The cuffs of my shirt frayed after many washes.
多次洗涤后，我的衬衫袖口磨破了。
The carpet has frayed at the edges.
这块地毯的边缘已经磨损了。
可作及物或不及物：及物意为“使磨损”，不及物意为“被磨损、变得磨损”。
The rope has frayed where it rubs against the metal hook.
绳子在与金属钩摩擦的地方已经磨损了。
Her favorite scarf is fraying at the edges.
她最喜欢的围巾边缘正在磨损。
Over time, the sleeve frays if you rest your arm on a rough desk.
如果你把手臂放在粗糙的桌面上，时间久了袖子就会磨损。
作及物动词，表示因摩擦而使某物磨损，后接宾语。
The constant rubbing frayed the fabric.
不断的摩擦磨损了织物。
作不及物动词，主语为被磨损的物体，表示某物因摩擦而磨损。
The denim frays easily.
牛仔布容易磨损。
作名词，意为打斗、争论或竞争，常与 enter、join 等动词连用。
The government decided not to enter the fray.
政府决定不加入这场争论。
Not this
The carpet is fray.
Use this
The carpet is frayed.
fray 是动词，表示“磨损”，不是形容词。描述物体处于磨损状态时应使用过去分词 frayed 作表语（相当于中文“磨损的”）。汉语中“磨损”兼有动词和形容词用法，导致学习者容易把动词原形直接当作形容词使用。
Not this
They frayed over the money.
Use this
They had a fray over the money.
fray 作名词时表示“打架、争论”，而作动词时表示“磨损”，并不表示“打架”。学习者把名词的“打架”义误用作动词，造成混淆。要表达“打架”时应把 fray 用作名词（如 have a fray），而不能把 frayed 当作 fight 的过去式。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
加入争吵或争斗
When the deadline approached, more colleagues joined the fray.
随着截止日期的临近，更多同事加入了争论。
置身事外
The judge tried to stay above the fray during the heated discussion.
在激烈的讨论中，法官试图置身事外。
边缘磨损
The shirt started to fray at the edges after many washes.
那件衬衫洗了很多次后，边缘开始磨损。
变得磨损
The rope became frayed from constant rubbing.
绳子因不断摩擦而磨损了。
加入冲突、争论或竞争
After months of silence, the senator finally entered the political fray.
经过数月的沉默，这位参议员终于加入了政治争论。
参与争论或打斗
Several tech giants have joined the fray in the race to develop AI.
几家科技巨头加入了人工智能开发竞赛的角逐。
置身事外，不卷入冲突
The UN tried to stay above the fray in the regional conflict.
联合国试图在地区冲突中保持中立，不卷入其中。
再一次投入战斗。进入我此生最后一场鏖战。生于今日，死于今日。生于今日，死于今日。
Spoken by Liam Neeson's character in the 2011 film The Grey; these lines have become a widely quoted motto of endurance.
出自2011年电影《人狼大战》中连姆·尼森饰演的角色之口；这几句话已成为广被引用的坚韧格言。
Use frays naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
衣服袖口反复摩擦（rub）会磨损出毛边，fray 听起来像“拂锐”，边角被拂得变细，记住摩擦=磨损。
语域：neutral 常见场景：clothing or fabric、rope or cord 在这个义项下，通常属于中性用词，多用于谈论衣物、绳索等因摩擦而变薄或破损，口语和书面语都适用，不算特别正式或粗俗。
以 -ay 结尾的词（pray、gray、tray、day）与 fray /freɪ/ 押韵，均读 /eɪ/。注意形近词：fry /fraɪ/ 元音不同（/aɪ/）；freight /freɪt/ 开头像 fray 但多一个结尾音 /t/，不是完全押韵。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.