fret
verb [intransitive, transitive]to be worried or unhappy and not able to relax 苦恼;烦躁;焦虑不安 Her baby starts to fret as soon as she goes out of the room. 她一走出房间,婴儿就躁动起来。 Fretting, he looked again at his watch. 他烦躁不安,又看了看手表。 - fret about something
Fretting about it won't help. 苦恼于事无补。 - fret over something
He was fretting over his speech. 他在为自己的演讲烦恼。 - fret that…
She fretted that nobody would show up. 她担心没人会出现。
Word Originverb Old English fretan ‘devour, consume’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vreten and German fressen, and ultimately to eat.