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单词 frazzle
释义 fraz·zle
I. \ˈfrazəl\ verb
(frazzled ; frazzled ; frazzling \-z(ə)liŋ\ ; frazzles)
Etymology: alteration (probably influenced by fray) (III) of English dialect fazle to tangle, fray, from Middle English faselen to fray, from frasel, n., fringe, frayed edge, diminutive of fas fringe, from Old English fæs — more at fash
transitive verb
1. : fray III
 < a bedside lamp with a frazzled cord and torn shade — Hamilton Basso >
2.
 a. : to reduce to a state of extreme physical or nervous fatigue
  < as if all of these projects weren't enough to frazzle him — Diane Disney Miller >
  < finally arrived … frazzled and miserable — Joseph Wechsberg >
 b. : to disturb greatly : upset
  < he has probably helped to open as many curious minds as he has helped to frazzle unstable ones — Time >
intransitive verb
: to become frazzled : fray, wear
 < a thin ribbon of gray smoke … frazzled into nothingness — J.B.Clayton >
 < guaranteed not to rip in the seams or frazzle at the sleeves — J.C.Harris >
 < I think he rather frazzled out — G.W.Johnson >
II. noun
(-s)
1. : the state of being frazzled
2.
 a. : a frayed or tattered end or edge
 b. : a condition of fatigue or nervous exhaustion suggesting such an end or edge
  < worn to a frazzle >
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