| 释义 |
chafe
I. \ˈchāf, esp dial -af\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English chaufen to warm, from Middle French chaufer, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin calfare, alteration of Latin calefacere, from calēre to be warm + facere to make — more at caldron, do
transitive verb
1. obsolete : to make warm (as the emotions) : excite
< chafe the blood and spirits >
2. : irritate, annoy, vex
< the noise of the children playing chafed her >
3. : to warm by rubbing especially with the hands
< chafing his hands together as though they were cold — Elizabeth Bowen >
4.
a. : to rub so as to wear away : abrade
< the schooner chafed her sides against the dock >
b. : to irritate or make sore by or as if by rubbing
< the tight collar chafed his neck >
intransitive verb
1. : to feel irritation or discontent : be impatient (as with restraint or restriction) : fret
< he chafed at the forced inaction — F.Tennyson Jesse >
2. : to rub with such pressure (as of one body against another) that much wear or irritation is caused
< a rope weakened by chafing against the rail >
3. : to dash or toss violently (as of the sea) : press or strain especially against restraint
< the river chafes against the rocky shore >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : a state of vexation : passion, rage
< the cardinal in a chafe sent for him — William Camden >
2. : injury or wear caused by friction; also : rubbing, friction
3. : the usually leather shield that covers the ring of a saddle cinch to prevent it from chafing the horse |