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fretted

/fret-id/US // ˈfrɛt ɪd //UK // (ˈfrɛtɪd) //

雀跃的,雀跃,忧郁的,雀跃不已

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : ornamented or provided with frets: a fretted molding.

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Examples

  • As I fretted over whether it was safe for her ingest the body paint, she extolled its benefits.

  • Rivers told me in both 2010 and 2014 that, when thinking about dying herself, she fretted most about her daughter Melissa.

  • Through the summer and early fall, the prices of many Puerto Rican bonds fell as investors fretted about a default.

  • Last week I fretted that America—and American business, in particular—seemed to be running out of ideas.

  • Behind the scenes, he threw spectacular parties, fretted over his ratings, and stayed loyal to his friends.

  • “I fretted and fumed all next day, and raised a great disturbance,” rejoined the old gentleman.

  • Besides the greater lands, the seas are fretted by a host of smaller dry areas, termed islands.

  • Another of the same class is played with a bow; it has but one string, but is fretted with the fingers.

  • The actual Deputy declared that he ‘fretted away his life in misery.’

  • At this time the minds of our yachtsmen were sorely fretted by the performance of the cutter 'Minerva' from Scotland.