fret
fret1
(fretted, fretting)
fret2
noun
fret3
noun
[with obj.][often as adj. fretted]
fretless
adjective
语源
fret4
(亦作 sea fret)
noun
(fretted, fretting)
- [no obj.]be constantly or visibly worried or anxious
烦躁；苦恼；焦急
she fretted about the cost of groceries.
她为日常用品的费用发愁。
[with clause]I fretted that my fingers were so skinny.
我为自己瘦骨嶙峋的手指而烦恼。
■[with obj.]cause (someone) worry or distress
使苦恼；使忧伤 - [with obj.]gradually wear away (something) by rubbing or gnawing
（通过摩擦或啮咬）使磨损，使销蚀
the bay's black waves fret the seafront.
海湾里黑色的波浪侵蚀着滨海区。
■form (a channel or passage) by rubbing or wearing away
侵蚀成（沟，通道）
■[no obj.]flow or move in small waves
打着涟漪流动（或移动）
squelchy clay that fretted between his toes.
在他脚趾间嘎吱嘎吱地翻滚着的泥土。
- [in sing.](chiefly Brit.)a state of anxiety or worry
(主英)烦躁；苦恼；焦急
- Old English fretan 'devour, consume', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vreten and German fressen, and ultimately to for- and eat
fret2
noun
- (Art & Architecture)a repeating ornamental design of vertical and horizontal lines, such as the Greek key pattern
(艺术, 建筑)回纹饰 - (Heraldry)a device of narrow diagonal bands interlaced through a diamond
(纹章)钻石上的回纹饰图案
- [with obj.][usu. as adj. fretted]decorate with fretwork
用回纹装饰
intricately carved and fretted balustrades.
雕刻精致的有回纹装饰的栏杆。
- late Middle English: from Old French frete 'trelliswork' and freter (verb), of unknown origin
fret3
noun
- each of a sequence of bars or ridges on the fingerboard of some stringed musical instruments (such as the guitar), used for fixing the positions of the fingers to produce the desired notes
（吉他等弦乐器指板上用于定音的）品
[with obj.][often as adj. fretted]
- provide (a stringed instrument) with frets
给（弦乐器）装品 - play (a note) while pressing the string down against a fret
把琴弦压在音品上演奏（某音）
fretted notes.
将琴弦压在品上奏出的音。
fretless
adjective
语源
- early 16th cent.: of unknown origin
fret4
(亦作 sea fret)
noun
- (N. English)a mist coming in off the sea; a sea fog
(北英格兰)从海上来的雾；海雾
- mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin
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