fray GRE专八

Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.

天脾气烦燥。

Why should you get involved in their fray?

你为什么要介入他们的争吵呢?

The buckram was frayed on the antique volume.

/装订古籍书的硬棉经被磨损了。

The electric wire is fraying and could be dangerous to handle.

"电线有点磨损了,接触有危险。"

This old jumper of mine is frayed at the sleeve cuff.

我的这件毛织上衣的经磨损了。

Are you ready for the fray?

你准备好斗争一番了吗？

His shirt was frayed.

他的衬衫穿破了。

This material frays easily.

这种材料很容易磨损。

The argument frayed their nerves.

争辩使他们不快。

Ravel comes from the obsolete Dutch verb ravelen, “to tangle, fray out, unweave,” which comes in turn from the noun ravel, “a loose thread.

Ravel 这个词来源于意为“纠缠，磨损掉，解开”的废荷兰语动词ravelen， 而这个词又是从意为“一束松线”的名词ravel 衍生而来的。