frazzle

英 ['fræz(ə)l]美 ['fræzl]

vi. 磨损，磨破；疲惫

vt. 使磨损，使磨破；使疲惫

n. 磨破，破烂；疲惫状态

中文词源

frazzle 磨损，疲惫

可能来自fray, 磨损。引申词义疲惫，筋疲力尽。

英文词源

frazzle (v.)

c. 1825, "to unravel" (of clothing), from East Anglian variant of 17c. fasel "to unravel, fray" (as the end of a rope), from Middle English facelyn "to fray" (mid-15c.), from fasylle "fringe, frayed edge," diminutive of Old English fæs "fringe, border." Related: Frazzled, frazzling. Compare German Faser "thread, fiber, filament," Middle Dutch vese "fringe, fiber, chaff." Probably influenced in form by fray (v.).

frazzle (n.)

"worn-out condition," 1865, American English, from frazzle (v.).

双语例句

1. He was worn to a frazzle when he got home from work.

他下班回家疲惫不堪.

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2. The meat has been burnt to a frazzle.

肉已煮烂了.

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3. She worked herself to a frazzle.

她工作得疲惫不堪.

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4. He was beaten to a frazzle during the last election campaign.

他在上届竞选中遭惨败.

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5. There he goes again coughing himself to a frazzle.

他又在咳嗽了,咳得死去活来.

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