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

• Trade analysts have warned the tactic could backfire by fraying an already strained trade relationship with China at a time when Europe is suffering from a debt crisis and desperate for growth.
  贸易分析人士警告称，在欧洲遭遇债务危机、急于实现增长之际，欧方这种战术可能使本已紧绷的欧中贸易关系更加紧张，从而产生反效果。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Stephen, an elbow rested on the jagged granite, leaned his palm against his brow and gazed AT the fraying edge of his shiny black coAT-sleeve.
  斯蒂芬一只肘支在坑洼不平的花岗石上，手心扶额头，凝视着自己发亮的黑上衣袖子那磨破了的袖口。
• A second silicon valley friendship has also shown signs of fraying for Google this week.
  上周，硅谷第二桩伙伴联盟事件也显示出谷歌关系的紧张。
• The tray at the bottom of the manifold can prevent glass chamber fraying.
  底部特配有托盘保护玻璃真空气室，防止其磨损。
• Indeed, tensions have been rising and tempers fraying.
  实际上，紧张局势一直在加剧，双方的情绪变得愈发焦躁。
• The electric cord is fraying and could be dangerous to handle.
  电线的外层都磨损了，在拿时可能会有危险。
• 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。