fret
n. (吉他等指板上定音的)品; (从海上飘来的)雾
v. 苦恼; 烦躁,焦虑不安
If you fret about something, you worry about it.
I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else's problems...
我一刻不闲地工作,总是为别人的事操心。
But congressional staffers fret that the project will eventually cost billions more...
但是国会工作人员担心这项计划最终会多耗资数十亿元。
The frets on a musical instrument such as a guitar are the raised lines across its neck.
1. agitation resulting from active worry;
2. a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion
3. an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief);
4. 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
1. worry unnecessarily or excessively;
2. be agitated or irritated;
3. provide (a musical instrument) with frets;
4. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
5. cause annoyance in
6. gnaw into; make resentful or angry;
7. carve a pattern into
8. decorate with an interlaced design
9. be too tight; rub or press;
10. cause friction;
11. remove soil or rock;
12. wear away or erode
worry, brood, care, fret
这些动词均有"烦恼,担忧"之意。
I see him chafe and fret at every pore.
我看见他非常暴躁.
As she spoke we could see that she was in a fret.
她讲话时,我们看得出她很烦躁.
He could rest only when he was too drained of energy to fret further.
只有当他精疲力竭无力再操心时他才能得以休息。
Don't fret, Mary. This is all some crazy mistake.
不要发愁,玛丽。这只是个有些荒唐的错误。
Don't fret so much about things: I'll think of something!
不要操心那些事罢! 我总有法子对付!