fray GRE专八

fray the edge of a shirt sleeve

磨破衬衫袖口

Are you ready for the fray?

你准备好斗争一番了吗？

This material frays easily.

这种材料很容易磨损。

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.

对这位领导人支持已经开始瓦解。

repeated noises that fray the nerves.

令人神经紧张复复噪音

The buckram was frayed on the antique volume.

/装订古籍书硬棉已经被磨损了。

Why should you get involved in their fray?

你为什么要介入他们争吵呢?

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

我这件毛织袖口已经磨损了。

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)

吵吵嚷嚷孩子使她神经忍受不了。

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