verb
fretted, fretting
1
- no obj. be constantly or visibly worried or anxious烦躁; 苦恼; 焦急：
she fretted about the cost of groceries
她为日常用品的费用发愁
with clause I fretted that my fingers were so skinny.我为自己瘦骨嶙峋的手指而烦恼。
1.1
- with obj. cause (someone) worry or distress使苦恼; 使忧伤。
2
- with obj. gradually wear away (something) by rubbing or gnawing（通过摩擦或啮咬）使磨损, 使销蚀：
the bay's black waves fret the seafront.
海湾里黑色的波浪侵蚀着滨海区。
2.1
- form (a channel or passage) by rubbing or wearing away（经侵蚀而）形成（沟, 通道）。
2.2
- no obj. flow or move in small waves打着涟漪流动（或移动）：
squelchy clay that fretted between his toes.
在他脚趾间嘎吱嘎吱地翻滚着的泥土。
词源
1
- Art & Architecture a repeating ornamental design of vertical and horizontal lines, such as the Greek key pattern【艺术, 建筑】回纹饰。
2
- Heraldry a device of narrow diagonal bands interlaced through a diamond【纹章】钻石上的回纹饰图案。
(fretted, fretting)with obj.［usu. as adj. fretted］
- decorate with fretwork用回纹装饰：
intricately carved and fretted balustrades.
有回纹装饰雕刻精致的栏杆。
词源
late Middle English: from Old French frete 'trelliswork' and freter (verb), of unknown origin.
- each of a sequence of bars or ridges on the fingerboard of some stringed musical instruments (such as the guitar), used for fixing the positions of the fingers to produce the desired notes（吉他等弦乐器指板上用于定音的）品。
(fretted, fretting)with obj. ［often as adj. fretted］
1
- provide (a stringed instrument) with frets给（弦乐器）装品。
2
- play (a note) while pressing the string down against a fret把琴弦压在音品上演奏（某音）：
fretted notes.
将琴弦压在品上奏出的音。
派生词
fretless
adjective词源
early 16th cent.: of unknown origin.