Fret

fret







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vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)



          1.    使苦惱;使煩躁;使發愁

                      She'll fret herself to death one of these days.

                      她總有一天會愁死的。

          2.    侵蝕;腐蝕;使磨損;蛀蝕

                      The [metal] is fretted with the [acid].

                      金屬被酸腐蝕。

          3.    (經侵蝕而)形成(通道)

          4.    使(水面)起波紋

                      The [breeze] fretted the surface of the [water].

                      微風吹皺水面。



vi. (不及物動詞 intransitive verb)



          1.    苦惱;煩躁;發愁[(+about/at/for/over)]

                      It won't help to fret about the problem.

                      為這個問題發愁是無濟於事的。

          2.    被腐蝕;被磨損

          3.    侵蝕成通道

          4.    (水面)起波紋



n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    【口】苦惱;煩躁;擔憂[the S]

                      She gets in a fret whenever we're late.

                      只要我們一遲到,她就焦慮不安。

          2.    侵蝕;腐蝕

          3.    腐蝕處;磨損處





Cate Blanchett: Queen of the screen (2)



Again, Hollywood producers must fret that such a demanding job is career suicide. "The acceptance of the role as artistic directors of the company is not a dalliance," Blanchett insisted. She's on a three-year contract that allows her to take three months out each year to pursue other endeavours. There is little chance that she will ever again be as prolific on screen as she has been; in 2006 alone, she made Babel, The Good German and Notes on a Scandal.





n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    【建】萬字浮雕,回紋飾[C]



vt. (及物動詞 transitive verb)



          1.    用萬字浮雕裝飾(天花板等);用回紋裝飾



n. (名詞 noun)



          1.    (吉他等弦樂器指板上定音的)品,檔子[C]





see vex cf. exacerbate exasperate