fray GRE专八

fray the edge of a shirt sleeve

磨破衬衫的袖口

Are you ready for the fray?

你准备好斗争一番了吗？

This material frays easily.

种材料很容易磨损。

The argument frayed their nerves.

争辩使他们不快。

Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.

大热天脾烦燥。

Support for the leader was fraying at the edges.

对位领导人的支持已经开始瓦解。

repeated noises that fray the nerves.

令人神经紧张的反反复复的噪音

The buckram was frayed on the antique volume.

/装订古籍书的硬棉已经被磨损了。

Why should you get involved in their fray?

你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢?

This old jumper of mine is frayed at the sleeve cuff.

我的件织上衣的袖口已经磨损了。

The electric wire is fraying and could be dangerous to handle.

"电线有点磨损了,接触有危险。"

Her nerves were frayed by the noisy children. (喻)

吵吵嚷嚷的孩子使她的神经忍受不了。

Ravel comes from the obsolete Dutch verb ravelen, “to tangle, fray out, unweave,” which comes in turn from the noun ravel, “a loose thread.

Ravel 个词来源于意为“纠缠，磨损掉，解开”的废荷兰语动词ravelen， 而个词又是从意为“一束松线”的名词ravel 衍生而来的。