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| 1 | if a rope or piece of cloth frays or is frayed , the fibres in it become loose and start to come apart （使）（绳子或织物）磨损；（使）磨散 |
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| 2 | if someone’ s nerves or their temper frays or is frayed , they start to get angry or nervous 使（神经）紧张；（使）发脾气 |
| PHRASE |
| - | fraying at/around the edges
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| gradually being destroyed or becoming weaker |
| 慢慢受损；逐渐变弱 |
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| Support for the proposals was fraying at the edges. 对这些建议的支持在逐渐减少。 |
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