fray
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(also, figuratively, transitive)To rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) through chafing or rubbing; to chafe.
- 2.
(transitive)To force or make (a path, way, etc.) through.
- 3.
(obsolete, transitive)To bruise (someone or something); also, to take the virginity of (someone, usually a female person); to deflower.
- 4.
(intransitive)To become unravelled or worn; to unravel.
Đồng nghĩa: frazzle
- 5.
(intransitive)To rub.
Đồng nghĩa: frazzle
- 6.
(figuratively, intransitive)Of a person's mental strength, nerves, temper, etc.: to become exhausted or worn out.
The hectic day ended in her nerves frayed.
Đồng nghĩa: frazzle
- 7.
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)To alarm or frighten (someone or something).
Đồng nghĩa: affray, effray
- 8.
(archaic, obsolete, transitive)Often followed by away, off, or out: to frighten or scare (someone or something) away.
Đồng nghĩa: affray
- 9.
(archaic, broadly, obsolete, transitive)To assail or attack (someone or something); to drive (someone or something) away by attacking.
- 10.
(archaic, broadly, obsolete, transitive)To chase (someone or something) away; to disperse.
- 11.
(archaic, intransitive, obsolete)To be afraid or frightened; to fear.
- 12.
(archaic, intransitive, obsolete)To make an assault or attack; also, to create a disturbance; to brawl, to fight.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(archaic, intransitive, obsolete)A consequence of rubbing, unravelling, or wearing away; a fraying; also, a place where fraying has occurred.
The laces frayed at the cut end.
Đồng nghĩa: frazzle
- 2.
(archaic, countable, obsolete)A noisy commotion, especially resulting from fighting; a brawl, a fight; also, a loud quarrel.
Though they did not know the reason for the dispute, they did not hesitate to leap into the fray.
- 3.
(archaic, countable, figuratively, obsolete)A heated argument; a war of words.
- 4.
(archaic, obsolete, uncountable)Conflict, disagreement.
- 5.
(archaic, countable, obsolete)An assault or attack.
Đồng nghĩa: affray
- 6.
(archaic, countable, obsolete)A loud noise; a cacophony, a din.
- 7.
(archaic, obsolete, uncountable)Fright, terror; (countable) an instance of this.
Đồng nghĩa: affray
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ine-pro The verb is derived from Late Middle English fraien, borrowed from Old French fraier, freier, freiier (modern frayer), from Latin fricāre, the present active infinitive of fricō (to chafe; to rub), an intensive form of friō (to break into pieces, crumble; to rub), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- (to cut).