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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   fray

   • IPA[frā]

   美式

   • v.
     (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing；(of a person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain.

   • verb: fray, 3rd person present: frays, gerund or present participle: fraying, past tense: frayed, past participle: frayed

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing cheap fabric soon frays the frayed collar of her old coat 同義詞 unravel, wear, wear thin, wear out, wear away, ... 更多wear through, become worn, become threadbare, become tattered, become ragged, go into holes, go through
   • ▪ (of a person's nerves or temper) show the effects of strain. 同義詞 strain, tax, overtax, irritate, put on edge, ... 更多make edgy, make tense
   • ▪ (of a male deer) rub (a bush or small tree) with the head in order to remove the velvet from newly formed antlers, or to mark territory during the rut.