fray GRE专八

The buckram was frayed on the antique volume.

/装订古籍书硬被磨损了。

Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.

大热天脾气烦燥。

Why should you get involved in their fray?

你为什么要介入们争吵呢?

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.

我件毛织上衣袖口磨损了。

Are you ready for the fray?

你准备好斗争一番了吗？

This material frays easily.

种材料很容易磨损。

His shirt was frayed.

衬衫穿破了。

The argument frayed their nerves.

争辩使们不快。

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