fret

verb
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[intransitive, transitive]
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they fret
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he / she / it frets
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past simple fretted
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past participle fretted
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-ing form fretting
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  1. to be worried or unhappy and not able to relax苦恼;烦躁;焦虑不安
    • Her baby starts to fret as soon as she goes out of the room.她一走出房间,婴儿就躁动起来。🔊🔊
    • Fretting, he looked again at his watch.微动,他再次看了看表。
    • fret about something Fretting about it won't help.苦恼于事无补。🔊🔊
    • fret over something He was fretting over his speech.他为演讲感到烦恼。
    • fret that… She fretted that nobody would show up.她担心没人会出现。
    Topics Feelingsc2
    Word Originverb Old English fretan ‘devour, consume’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vreten and German fressen, and ultimately to eat.

fret

noun
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  1. one of the bars on the long thin part of a guitar, etc. Frets show you where to press the strings with your fingers to produce particular sounds.(吉他等指板上定音的)品
    • a rock guitar with a 24 fret neck带有24品脱琴颈的摇滚吉他
  2. (also sea fret)
    (Northern British English) mist or fog that comes in from the sea (从海上飘来的)雾气,薄雾,雾
  3. Word Originnoun sense 1 early 16th cent.: of unknown origin. noun sense 2 mid 19th cent.: of unknown origin.