单词	fray
释义	noun | verb frayfray1 /freɪ/ noun Etymology ETYMOLOGYfray1 Origin: 1400-1500 French frayer, from Latin fricare; ➔ FRICTION Collocations COLLOCATIONS► enter/join the fray  Several national organizations have joined the fray, backing Harrison’s position. ► jump/step/leap into the fray  Then Merton jumped into the fray and tried to persuade company bosses to lower prices. 1[countable] an argument, fight, or uncontrolled situation:  Three civilians were injured during the fray.enter/join the fray Several national organizations have joined the fray, backing Harrison’s position.jump/step/leap into the fray Then Merton jumped into the fray and tried to persuade company bosses to lower prices.2be/stay above the fray to not be involved in a fight or argument:  Watkins always tried to stay above the political fray and concentrate on her work. noun | verb frayfray2 verb (frays, frayed, fraying) [intransitive, transitive] Etymology ETYMOLOGYfray2 Origin: 1300-1400 affray Verb Table VERB TABLE fray Simple Form Present I, you, we, they fray he, she, it frays Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they frayed Present perfect I, you, we, they have frayed he, she, it has frayed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had frayed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will fray Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have frayed Continuous Form Present I am fraying he, she, it is fraying you, we, they are fraying Past I, he, she, it was fraying you, we, they were fraying Present perfect I, you, we, they have been fraying he, she, it has been fraying Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been fraying Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be fraying Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been fraying 1 if cloth or other material frays or if you fray it, the threads become loose because the material is old:  The jacket’s collar had started to fray.2if someone’s temper or nerves fray or something frays them, the person becomes annoyed:  It was only 3:00 and tempers were already beginning to fray.—frayed adjective
随便看	dime novel dimension dimensional dimensional analysis dime store diminish diminished capacity diminishing marginal returns diminuendo diminution diminutive diminutive suffix dimly dimmer dimness dimple dimpled dim sum dimwit dimwitted din dinar dine diner dinette

英语词典包含48224条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。