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fray (obj) LOOSENfreIvto become or to cause the threads in (cloth or rope) to become slightly separated, forming loose threads at the edge or end(布料、绳等)磨损，磨散The only problem with denim is that it frays so easily. [I]劳动布的唯一缺陷是容易磨损。I'd frayed the edges of my jeans as that was the fashion in those days. [T]我把牛仔裤的边缘磨毛了，因为在那时那是时髦的。(fig.) Without the unifying forces of the army and the monarchy, it seems, the nation would begin to fray at the edges (=fall apart). [I]要不是军队和君主政体的联合，那国家看来就要分崩离析了。(fig.) Tempers frayed (=people became angry) as thousands of motorists began the Christmas holiday with long waits in traffic jams. [I]圣诞节一开始就有成千上万的开车人阻塞在道路上，这不能不令人恼怒。
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