fretted

英 [ˈfretɪd]

美 [ˈfretɪd]

adj. 回纹饰的
v. 苦恼; 烦躁; 焦虑不安
fret的过去分词和过去式

过去式：fretted　

BNC.40622

牛津词典

adj.

VERB 苦恼;烦恼;发愁
If youfretabout something, you worry about it.
1. I was working all hours and constantly fretting about everyone else's problems...
  我一刻不闲地工作，总是为别人的事操心。
2. But congressional staffers fret that the project will eventually cost billions more...
  但是国会工作人员担心这项计划最终会多耗资数十亿元。
3. Don't fret, Mary. This is all some crazy mistake.
  不要发愁，玛丽。这只是个有些荒唐的错误。
(吉他等弦乐器琴颈处的)品
Thefretson a musical instrument such as a guitar are the raised lines across its neck.

adj

having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
Synonym:interlacedlatticedlatticelike
having frets

Investors fretted that the recent, rapid appreciation of the yen could harm Japan's export-dependent economy.
投资者担心近期日圆的大幅升值可能损害高度依赖出口的日本经济。
By 2007, New York fretted at being overtaken by London as a global centre.
到2007年，纽约已开始担心其全球金融中心的地位会被伦敦取代。
Rush Limbaugh, the influential radio host, fretted last week that "we are outnumbered".
有影响的电台节目主持人拉什林博（rushlimbaugh）上周哀叹道“我们的人数已被超过”。
The shares fell 4 per cent as investors fretted about margin growth.
随着投资者对利润率增长感到担忧，其股价下跌了4%。
I fretted and took to arguing with myself whether or not I would talk openly with Kurtz.
我异常恼火，并在心下暗自嘀咕，好不好公开地和库尔茨谈一谈。
She fretted, however, at last, over the lack of stability.
然而她最终对颠簸的生活感到烦恼。
He fretted away his life.
他在烦恼中消磨了一生。
It was an ominous sign, and Lah fretted that the will of the gods had turned against him.
那是一个不祥的征兆。拉担心神的意志不再偏向于他。
I drank soda-water and smoked and fretted.
我喝汽水，抽烟，烦躁不安。
But they had long fretted that the process would end in tears.
但他们一直担心这个过程将以失败告终。