frayed

动词 v. 形容词 adj.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. simple past and past participle of fray form-of,participle,past
形容词 adj.
  1. Unravelled; worn at the end or edge.
  2. Exhausted, strained, beleaguered, or suffering from stress. figuratively
    — Although relations between the two adversaries were frayed on occasion, Pyeongyang and Washington were able to negotiate and reach a compromise on the key issues that divided them.

词形变化

more frayed comparative most frayed superlative

词汇关系

衍生词
frayedness unfrayed

词源

词源 1
From fray + -ed, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”).
词源 2
From fray + -ed, from Old French froiier (“to rub against, scrape; thrust against”), from Latin fricare (“to rub, rub down”).
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