Word · Frequency #11926
fretting
担忧;使烦恼;使焦虑
fretting is the present participle of fret.
核心释义
To be worried or anxious; to make someone worried or irritated.
- 1.
烦恼或激怒;担忧
To chafe or irritate; to worry.
- 2.
装饰或点缀,尤其是用交错或雕刻图案
To decorate or ornament, especially with an interlaced or interwoven pattern, or (architecture) with carving or relief (raised) work.
- 3.
捆绑;系住
To bind, to tie, originally with a loop or ring.
- 4.
使粗糙,搅动或扰乱;引起波纹
To make rough, to agitate or disturb; to cause to ripple.
- 5.
在...上形成图案;使多样化
To form a pattern on; to variegate.
- 6.
给(乐器)装上品格
# To fit frets on to (a musical instrument).
- 7.
浪费,挥霍
In the form fret out: to squander, to waste.
- 8.
用线锯切割,制作镂空雕刻
To cut through with a fretsaw, to create fretwork.
- 9.
按下品格后的弦
To press down the string behind a fret.
- 10.
啃咬;消耗,侵蚀
To gnaw; to consume, to eat away.
- 11.
通过搅动或侵蚀河岸矿石进行开采
To mine by agitating or eating away at (ore in the bank of a river).
- 12.
被激怒或烦恼;生气或恼火;因烦恼而发牢骚
To be chafed or irritated; to be angry or vexed; to utter peevish expressions through irritation or worry.
- 13.
磨损;擦伤;磨破
To be worn away; to chafe; to fray.
- 14.
焦虑;担心
To be anxious, to worry.
- 15.
激动;恼怒;剧烈骚动
To be agitated; to rankle; to be in violent commotion.
- 16.
进行二次发酵
To have secondary fermentation (fermentation occurring after the conversion of sugar to alcohol in beers and wine) take place.
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
用法In use
Don't fret about the exam; you've studied hard.
用法提示:动词fret表示‘烦恼、焦虑’,后接介词about引出担忧的对象。
The constant rubbing fretted the fabric, creating small holes.
用法提示:动词fret表示‘腐蚀、磨损’,直接接宾语the fabric。
She fretted over her son's safety while he was traveling alone.
用法提示:动词fret表示‘焦虑’,后接介词over引出担忧对象,过去式fretted。
fret about/over sth
about 和 over 均可,后接名词、代词或动名词。
She frets about her son's health.
她为儿子的健康发愁。
fret that + clause
that 从句说明担忧的具体内容,that 常可省略。
He fretted that he might lose his job.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
习语与比喻表达
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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