fret
/fret; frɛt/ v
(-tt-)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn]
~ (about/at/over sth) (cause sb to) become unhappy, bad-tempered, or anxious about sth; worry （使某人）不愉快, 烦躁, 焦急, 发愁, 担心
Don't fret, we'll get there on time. 别著急, 我们能准时到那里.
Fretting about it won't help. 发愁於事无补.
Babies often fret (themselves) when their mothers are not near. 婴儿常常因母亲不在身边而哭闹.
2 [Tn] wear (sth) away by rubbing or biting 磨损, 咬坏（某物）
a horse fretting its bit 咬嚼子的马
a fretted rope 磨损的绳子. fret, n [sing]
state of irritation, worry 烦躁; 担忧: be in a fret 担忧.
fret / fret; frɛt/ v (-tt-) [Tn esp passive 尤用於被动语态]
decorate (wood, etc) with patterns made by cutting or sawing 以刻出的或锯出的图案装饰（木制品等）
an elaborately fretted border 回纹饰边.
fret / fret; frɛt/ n one of the bars or ridges on the finger-board of a guitar, etc, used as a guide for the fingers to press the strings at the correct place （吉他等指板上的）柱, 马, 品, 桥. =>illus at App 1 见附录1插图, page xi.