fret

n. bar for fingering on a lute（琴上的）弦柱，音柱。
△Shr.2.1.150(149):“I did but tell her she mistookher frets，”我不过是告诉她按错了音柱。

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fret

vt.
1. wear,corrode,form by wearing away,form bycorroding磨损，侵蚀，因磨损而形成，因侵蚀而形成。
△Lr.1.4. 309(285):“With cadent tears fret channels in hercheeks，”用滚滚的泪水在她的面颊上凿出深沟。
2. corrode,decay 腐蚀，使朽坏。
△Wiv.3.5.117(113):“stinking clothes that fretted in their own grease.”在自己的油污中被浸糟的臭衣服。
3. gnaw through,wear away,torment咬断，磨损，折磨。
△H.VIII.3.2.106(105): “I would ’twere somethingthat would fret the string,/ The master-cord on’sheart!”我希望这件事能咬断他的心弦、他的心脏主弦才好呢！4. agitate violently使激动，使不安，使焦虑。
△Mid.4.1.13:“Do not fret yourself too much in the action，”动手的时候可别太性急。(又译：干这件活儿，别毛手毛脚的。)
5. shake violently猛烈摇动，震摇。
△Mer.4.1.76:“andto make no noise / When they are fretted with thegusts of heaven. ”当它们受到天风的震摇时而不发出一点声音。
6. ❶equip with frets.i.e. bars of wood to regulatethe fingering on some stringed instrument; pluck at（在弦乐器上）安上调音的档子；拨弄。
❷vex,annoy使烦恼。
△Ham. 3. 2. 394(370):“Call me what instrument youwill,though you (can) fret me,yet you cannot playupon me.”随你把我叫做什么乐器，你虽然可以撩拨我，可不能玩弄我。
～vb. agitate violently. be angry,chafe暴躁，生气，发怒。
△Mac.5.5.24:“Life’s but a walking shadow,a poorplayer,/ That struts and frets his hour upon thestage,/ And then is heard no more.”人生不过是一个走动的阴影，一个可怜的演员，在舞台上摇摇摆摆和暴跳一阵子，以后就无声无息了。
～ vi.
1.chafe. be vexed,struggle焦躁，烦恼，挣扎。
△H.V.4.7.82(78): “and their wounded steeds / Fret fetlock deep in gore，”他们受伤的骏马，蹄子上的距毛深陷在血水中，在焦躁地挣扎。
2. be angry愤怒。
△Mac.4.1.91:“Who chafes,whofrets,or where conspirers are.”谁愤怒，谁着恼，哪里有人阴谋作乱。
3.❶chafe,be vexed,fume with anger擦破，烦恼，恼火。
❷rub and fray,wear away磨损，消磨。
△1H.IV.2.21: “I have removed Falstaff ’s horse,and he frets like a gummed velvet.”我把福斯塔夫的马牵走了，他恼火得(双关：磨损得)像一块上了胶的天鹅绒似的。

fret[fret]

n. 烦恼，懊恼，担忧，回收，网状饰物，回纹饰，弦品，吉他弦乐器等的定音档子v. 用格子细工装饰，磨损，损坏，腐蚀，使烦恼
◇ fret and fume 恼火
fret at =fret about (over)烦恼，着急
fret one’s gizzard 忧虑
in a fret焦急
‖ fret-saw n. 线锯
fretting n. 稍微磨损
fretful adj. 不愉快的
fretfully adv./ fretfulness n. / fretless bass 无弦码贝司
frettage n.磨损
fretwork n. 格子细工，浮雕细工