fret

fret
六级托福雅思GRE Collins 1

英文释义

n. agitation resulting from active worry
n. an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)
n. a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch
v. be agitated or irritated

中文翻译

n. 烦躁, 磨损, 焦急, 网状饰物
vi. 烦恼, 不满, 磨损
vt. 使烦恼, 腐蚀, 使磨损, 使起波纹

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Collins 星级
11,926
BNC 频率
9,929
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记忆技巧

fret 本身没有明显的词根词缀,但可以联想到与焦虑、烦恼相关的词如 fretting,表示反复担忧或烦恼。

例句

1. Don't fret about the small details; everything will be fine.

不要为小细节烦恼,一切都会好起来的。

2. She tends to fret when she has a lot of work to do.

当她有很多工作要做时,她往往会感到焦虑。

3. It's easy to fret over things that are out of your control.

为那些超出你控制范围的事情感到烦恼是很容易的。

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