verb🔗Shareほつれる, ほどけるTo (cause to) unravel; used particularly for the edge of something made of cloth, or the end of a rope."The ribbon frayed at the cut end."リボンは切り口でほつれた。materialappearanceconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share疲れさせる, すり減らすTo cause exhaustion, wear out (a person's mental strength)."The hectic day ended in frayed nerves. (Metaphorical use; nerves are visualised as strings)"慌ただしい一日は、すり減った神経で終わった。mindwearconditionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share怖がらせる, ぎょっとさせるFrighten; alarm"The sudden loud noise in the middle of the night was fraying everyone in the house. "真夜中に突然響いた大きな音は、家にいる全員をぎょっとさせた。mindsensationemotionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share支払う, 負担するTo bear the expense of; to defray."The company is fraying the cost of employees' health insurance. "会社は従業員の健康保険の費用を負担しています。financebusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Shareほつれる, すり減るTo rub."The dog's collar was fraying against the rough fence. "犬の首輪は、荒いフェンスに擦れてほつれていた。wearmaterialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Shareほつれ, 擦り切れFrayed material."Any frayings of rope should be removed."ロープのほつれは取り除くべきです。materialappearanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share角の擦り減りThe skin which a deer frays from its horns."The biologist collected the fraying from the base of the buck's antlers for DNA analysis. "生物学者は、DNA分析のために雄鹿の角の根元から角の擦り減りを採取した。animalbodypartChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
