fray GRE专八

Tempers began to fray in the hot weather.

大热天脾气烦燥。

Why should you get involved in their fray?

你为什么要介入他吵呢?

The buckram was frayed on the antique volume.

/装订古籍书硬棉经被磨。

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

"电线有点磨,触有危险。"

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

我这件毛织上衣袖口经磨。

Are you ready for the fray?

你准备好斗一番吗？

His shirt was frayed.

他衬衫穿破。

This material frays easily.

这种材料很容易磨。

The argument frayed their nerves.

辩使他不快。

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，磨掉，解开”废荷兰语动词ravelen， 而这个词又是从意为“一束松线”名词ravel 衍生而来。