"fray" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 磨损（织物）- 争吵（比喻）- 紧张（比喻）

Definition

'Fray' 指布料、绳索等边缘磨损并开始脱线；也可以比喻为局势变得紧张或有冲突。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

fray多用来描述织物边缘的磨损，也常见于'fray nerves'（神经紧张）。作名词时多见于正式或文学语境，表示争斗（如'join the fray'）。

Examples

The edges of his jeans began to fray after many washes.

他的牛仔裤裤脚洗多了开始**磨损**。

Old ropes can easily fray and break.

旧绳子很容易**磨损**并断裂。

Her nerves began to fray during the long wait.

长时间等待让她的神经开始**紧张**。

By the end of the project, everyone's patience was starting to fray.

到项目结束时，大家的耐心都快要**耗尽**了。

He hesitated before jumping into the fray of office politics.

他在加入办公室政治的**争斗**前犹豫了一下。

Tempers began to fray as the argument continued late into the night.

争论持续到深夜时，大家的情绪开始**变得紧张**。