1 V-ERG (皮肤)擦破;(使)擦伤 If your skin chafes or is chafed by something, it becomes sore as a result of something rubbing against it. (皮肤)擦破;(使)擦伤
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My shorts were chafing my thighs. [VERB noun]
我的短裤把大腿磨得生疼。
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She turned him in the bed so that the sheets wouldn't chafe his skin into sores. [VERB noun]
她帮他翻了个身,免得他生褥疮。
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His wrists began to chafe against the cloth strips binding them. [VERB + against]
他的手腕开始被捆绑的布带磨得很痛。
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The messenger bent and scratched at his knee where the strapping chafed. [VERB]
送信人弯下腰来,挠着膝部被绑腿磨红的地方。
SYN rub, scratch, scrape, rasp
2 VERB [no passive] (因…)生气,恼怒 If you chafe at something such as a restriction, you feel annoyed about it. (因…)生气,恼怒 [formal] [Also V + against]
SYN be annoyed, rage, fume, be angry
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