小词详解 | fret

fret 英 [fret] 美 [fret]

• Investors fret that he is the only mortal who can manage the complex alliance between the three companies.
  投资者担心他是人间唯一有能力管理这三家公司形成的复杂联盟的人。
  ——《经济学人》
• In addition, men are more likely to place emphasis on different issues, like muscular bulk or being too thin, something women rarely fret about, she said.
  她说，此外，男人往往把重点放在其他问题上，比如肌肉块的大小或者身材太瘦，而女性根本不会抱怨这类事情。
  ——《纽约时报》

• 风擦着那幢阴森的建筑物的屋檐吹过。
  The wind is fretting along the eaves of the grim architecture.

• 一阵疾风吹皱水面。
  A flurry of wind fretted the surface.
• 溪流冲击成一条渠道。
  The stream fretted a channel.

• 我见他非常暴躁。
  I see him very chafe and fret at every pore.
• 苦恼于事无补。
  Fretting about it won't help.
• 我一刻不闲地工作，总是为别人的琐事操心。
  I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else's trivial matters.

Fretting, she dug her chin into her arm.
她心里烦躁起来，下巴钻进了臂弯里。

• agonize: undergo great mental anguish through worrying about something
• worry: feel or cause to feel anxious or troubled about actual or potential problems
• fuss: show unnecessary or excessive concern about something