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

• 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。
• This scarring is a reflection of missing genetic information due to the fraying of DNA in nuclear fallouts within human history.
  这些伤疤是由于DNA在人类史上的核辐射中被磨损而丢失基因信息的反映。
• The alliance with western business is also fraying, as China's bureaucratic capitalism-anchored by state-owned monopolies and mercantilist trade policies-begins to alienate the party's ( genuinely) capitalist friends.
  与西方企业的联盟也在瓦解中，以国有垄断企业和重商主义贸易政策为支柱的中国官僚资本主义，正开始疏远党的（真正的）资本家朋友。
• 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。
• Finish it off by burning the end of the thread to prevent fraying.
  完成后把线线的末端烧一下以防磨损。
• 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。
• 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。
• SELVAGE-a finished edge used to prevent fraying or unraveling of woven wire cloth.
  塞尔维奇-一个完成边缘用来防止磨损或梭织布电线解开。
• 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。
• All that was left was the glowing horn shell of her abdomen and thorax-a fraying, partially collapsed gold tube jammed upright in the candle's round pool.
  唯一剩下的就是它腹部的坚壳和胸部的碎屑，部分的金色的管状物正好填住蜡烛的小圆坑。