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fray

verb
/freɪ/
/freɪ/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fray
/freɪ/
/freɪ/
he / she / it frays
/freɪz/
/freɪz/
past simple frayed
/freɪd/
/freɪd/
past participle frayed
/freɪd/
/freɪd/
-ing form fraying
/ˈfreɪɪŋ/
/ˈfreɪɪŋ/
Idioms
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] if cloth frays or something frays it, the threads in it start to come apart（使织物边沿）磨损，磨散
    • The cuffs of his shirt were fraying.他衬衣的袖口磨破了。
    • This material frays easily.这布料容易磨损。
    • fray something It was fashionable to fray the bottoms of your jeans.曾经时兴把牛仔裤磨毛。
  2. [intransitive, transitive] fray (something) if somebody’s nerves or temper frays or something frays them, the person starts to get annoyed（使）烦躁，恼火
    • As the debate went on, tempers began to fray.随着辩论的继续，火气就上来了。
    3. Word Originverb late Middle English: from Old French freiier, from Latin fricare ‘to rub’.
Idioms
fray at/around the edges/seams
  1. to start to come apart or to fail开始卷边；脱线脚；分崩离析；失败
    • Support for the leader was fraying at the edges.对这位领导人的拥护已开始瓦解。
    Topics Difficulty and failurec2

fray

noun
/freɪ/
/freɪ/
the fray
[singular]
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  1. a fight, a competition or an argument, especially one that is exciting or seen as a test of your ability打斗，竞争，争辩（尤指激烈或视为检验能力的）
    • They were ready for the fray.他们准备好了争斗。
    • to enter/join the fray加入争辩
    • At 71, he has now retired from the political fray.他现年 71 岁，已经退出了政治角逐。
    Topics Opinion and argumentc2
    Word Originnoun late Middle English: from archaic fray ‘to quarrel’, from affray ‘startle’, from Anglo-Norman French afrayer ‘disturb, startle’, based on an element of Germanic origin related to Old English frithu ‘peace, safety’.

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