Word · Frequency #11926
fret
担忧;使烦恼;使焦虑
To be worried or anxious; to make someone worried or irritated.
- 1.
To chafe or irritate; to worry.
烦恼或激怒;担忧
- 2.
To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or (architecture) with carving or relief (raised) work.
装饰或点缀,尤其是用交错或雕刻图案
- 3.
To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
捆绑;系住
- 4.
To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
使粗糙,搅动或扰乱;引起波纹
- 5.
To form a pattern on; to variegate.
在...上形成图案;使多样化
- 6.
# To fit frets on to (a musical instrument).
给(乐器)装上品格
- 7.
In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
浪费,挥霍
- 8.
To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
用线锯切割,制作镂空雕刻
- 9.
To press down the string behind a fret.
按下品格后的弦
- 10.
To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
啃咬;消耗,侵蚀
- 11.
To mine by agitating or eating away at (ore in the bank of a river).
通过搅动或侵蚀河岸矿石进行开采
- 12.
To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
被激怒或烦恼;生气或恼火;因烦恼而发牢骚
- 13.
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
磨损;擦伤;磨破
- 14.
To be anxious, to worry.
焦虑;担心
- 15.
To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
激动;恼怒;剧烈骚动
- 16.
To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
进行二次发酵
按品;按弦;侵蚀;磨损;啃蚀;使粗糙;搅动;使起涟漪;用交织图案装饰;使呈斑驳;捆扎;系
In use
Don't fret about the exam; you've studied hard.
The constant rubbing fretted the fabric, creating small holes.
She fretted over her son's safety while he was traveling alone.
Verb forms
base fret · third person frets · -ing fretting · past fretted · past participle fretted
fret 是规则动词,但变位时需双写 t 再加 -ed 或 -ing。
Connections
Collocations
- fret about
- 为…担心;忧虑
- Don't fret about the test; you've studied hard.别为考试担心,你一直很努力。
- fret that
- 担心…;忧虑…
- She fretted that she might miss the deadline.她担心自己可能错过截止日期。
- don't fret
- 别担心;不要烦恼
- Don't fret, we have plenty of time.别担心,我们时间充裕。
- fret and fume
- 烦躁不安;又气又急
- He fretted and fumed while waiting for the news.他在等待消息时又气又急。
Idioms & figurative uses
- fret and fume
- 焦急不安,又气又恼She fretted and fumed about being stuck in traffic.她被堵在路上,又着急又恼火。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 fret 记成“烦它”:心里反复念叨那件事、为它担忧;吉他指板上的品格也叫 fret,按不准时同样让人烦恼。
Context & Register
语域:mixed 常见场景:日常口语中宽慰对方、书面叙事或议论中描述持续忧虑 此处主要指 fret 作“担忧、烦恼”的动词用法。该词口语和书面语都较常见:口语中常说 Don't fret,语气较随意;书面中常用 fret about/over something 表达较持续的忧虑。它不算俚语,也很少用于极正式公文,实际使用需看语境。
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上 bet、get、let、set、threat 都与 fret 押韵(/ɛt/)。注意 threat 拼作 -ea- 却读 /ɛt/;great 拼作 -ea- 但读 /ɡreɪt/,与 fret 不押韵,勿混淆。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1,建议结合例句记忆,而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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