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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   fret

   • IPA[fret]

   美式

   • v.
     be constantly or visibly worried or anxious；cause (someone) worry or distress
   • n.
     a state of anxiety or worry

   • verb: fret, 3rd person present: frets, gerund or present participle: fretting, past tense: fretted, past participle: fretted

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. be constantly or visibly worried or anxious she fretted about the cost of groceries I fretted that my fingers were so skinny 同義詞 worry, be anxious, feel uneasy, be distressed, be upset, ... 更多upset oneself, concern oneself, feel unhappy, agonize, anguish, sorrow, sigh, pine, brood, mope, fuss, make a fuss, complain, grumble, whine, eat one's heart out, informalstew, feel peeved
   • ▪ cause (someone) worry or distress his absence during her times awake began to fret her 同義詞 trouble, bother, concern, perturb, disturb, ... 更多disquiet, disconcert, make anxious, cause anxiety, distress, upset, torment, alarm, panic, cause to panic, agitate, informalrattle, eat away at, archaicpother反義詞 comfort
   • 2. gradually wear away (something) by rubbing or gnawing the bay's black waves fret the seafront
   • ▪ form (a channel or passage) by rubbing or wearing away what shape the sea has fretted into the land
   • 3. flow or move in small waves soft clay that fretted between his toes

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. British a state of anxiety or worry why would anyone get themselves in a fret over something so simple?