frayed

1. V-ERG (使)（织物、绳子等）磨损;(使)磨散
   If something such as cloth or rope frays, or if something frays it, its threads or fibres start to come apart from each other and spoil its appearance.
   1. The fabric is very fine or frays easily...
      这种布料非常精细，或者说容易磨损。
   2. The stitching had begun to fray at the edges...
      边上的针脚磨得已经开始脱线了。
   3. Her washing machine tends to fray edges on intricate designs.
      她的洗衣机经常会把织物上的一些复杂图案的边缘磨坏。
   4. ...fraying edges in the stair carpet...
      楼梯地毯磨损的边角
   5. He wore frayed jeans and cowboy shirts.
      他穿着磨破的牛仔裤和牛仔衬衫。
2. V-ERG (使)烦躁;(使)恼火;(使)紧张
   If your nerves or your temper fray, or if something frays them, you become nervous or easily annoyed because of mental strain and anxiety.
   1. Tempers began to fray as the two teams failed to score...
      随着两队都没能破门得分，大家渐渐沉不住气了。
   2. This kind of living was beginning to fray her nerves.
      这种生活开始让她神经紧张。
3. N-SING 竞争;争斗;争论
   The fray is an exciting or challenging activity, situation, or argument that you are involved in.
   1. There will have to be a second round of voting when new candidates can enter the fray...
      将不得不进行允许新的候选人加入角逐的第二轮投票。
   2. He would be inspiring young people to get into the political fray.
      他会激励年轻人投身政治战斗。
4. PHRASE 不确定;不稳定;趋于崩溃;渐遭破坏
   If you say that something is fraying at the edges or is fraying around the edges, you mean that it has an uncertain or unsteady quality, for example because it is gradually being spoiled or destroyed.
   1. There are signs that the alliance is now fraying at the edges...
      有迹象表明该联盟现正分崩离析。
   2. Their marriage is getting a little frayed around the edges...
      他们的婚姻开始出现裂痕。
   3. The champion, too, looked frayed at the edges.
      冠军看上去也紧张、焦躁。

1. He wore frayed jeans and cowboy shirts.
   他穿着磨破的牛仔裤和牛仔衬衫。
2. Their marriage is getting a little frayed around the edges
   他们的婚姻开始出现裂痕。
3. The champion, too, looked frayed at the edges.
   冠军看上去也紧张、焦躁。
4. Everyone is gibbering insanely, nerves frayed as showtime approaches
   随着开演时间逼近，大家都紧张起来，慌里慌张地念着台词。
5. Nerves are frayed all round.
   每一根神经都绷紧了。
6. The stairway carpet is so frayed it threatens to unravel.
   铺在楼梯上的地毯磨损得很厉害，都快散了。
7. Intentionally frayed or distressed jeans distress him.
   故意磨损或颜色黯淡的牛仔裤会让他很苦恼。
8. 'The staff are always on edge. Tempers get frayed,' he said.
   他说：员工总是处于紧张的状态，脾气变得很不好。
9. Eg. relations between us have become frayed through a series of misunderstandings.
   我们之间产生了一连串的误解，因而关系紧张了。
10. I did my best, if with increasingly frayed nerves.
    我尽了最大的努力，虽然神经越来越紧张。
11. This old jumper of mine is frayed at the sleeve cuff.
    我的这件毛织上衣的袖口已经磨损了。
12. The head waiter's eye fell upon his frayed trousers and decadent shoes.
    侍者领班的眼光就落到了他的旧裤子和破皮鞋上。
13. I know that it has, at times, frayed.
    我知道，美国的团结程度有时会减弱。
14. And at last I could see nothing beyond his ear and the frayed ringlet of one whisker.
    到最后，我只能看到他的一只耳朵和一络络腮胡子。
15. Long wear had frayed the collar and cuffs of his old shirts.
    长时间的穿着磨损了他旧衬衫的领口和袖子。
16. He was a very active lad. Their tempers became frayed.
    他是个性子好动的孩子。他们的好性子都没有了。
17. After spending a day with screaming children, her nerves were frayed.
    与吵吵嚷嚷的孩子们呆了一天后，她的神经快要崩溃了。
18. Once again, I zigzagged all the frayed seams.
    有一次，我缝上锯齿状的线补起所有的破洞。
19. Trousers were all warped and frayed at the bottom and coats worn and faded.
    裤子全都是歪歪斜斜的，裤脚已经磨损，上衣也已破旧并且褪了色。
20. The stormy meeting finally frayed people's tempers.
    这场激烈的会议最终使人们暴躁起来。
21. He stopped stock still, his frayed trousers soaking in the slush, and peered foolishly in.
    他一动不动地站住了，磨破的裤脚浸在雪水里，呆头呆脑地望着里面。
22. Constant rubbing had frayed his shirt cuffs.
    不断的磨擦磨破了他的衬衣袖口。
23. The radiation caused the genetic encoding to spiral, and in the spiraling, much of the information frayed.
    辐射性导致了遗传编码开始旋转，而在旋转中，信息中的许多就被磨损。
24. Our alliances with Turkey and Saudi Arabia are frayed.
    我们与土耳其和沙特阿拉伯的同盟关系变得紧张。
25. The frayed aglet must have got stuck in wet blood.
    磨损的金属箍一定是被鲜血粘住了。
26. It was not yet two weeks since the signature of the Paris Agreement and it was already becoming frayed.
    巴黎协定签定还不到半个月就有了问题。
27. These are all days when your nerves will be frayed.
    这些都是当你的神经会磨损天。
28. A frayed or tattered condition.
    磨损磨破或破烂的状态。
29. I'd frayed the edges of my jeans as that was the fashion in those days.
    我把牛仔裤的边缘磨毛了，因为在那时那是时髦的。
30. No wonder nerves are frayed by the intent to issue standards for compensation across the financial sector.
    难怪政府有意颁布整个金融业薪酬标准的想法，令大家神经紧张。

adj

1. worn away or tattered along the edges
   1. frayed cuffs