chafe
v.(动词)
chafed,chaf.ing,chafes
v.tr.(及物动词)
To wear away or irritate by rubbing.
摩擦:通过摩擦来磨薄或剌激
To annoy; vex.
惹怒;使烦恼
To warm by rubbing, as with the hands.
摩擦生热:摩擦以生热,尤指用手摩擦
v.intr.(不及物动词)
To rub and cause irritation or friction:
摩擦:摩擦并引起剌激或摩擦:
例句:
The high collar chafed against my neck.
高领摩擦我的脖子
To become worn or sore from rubbing.
擦伤,擦疼:因摩擦而磨损或擦疼
To feel irritated or impatient:
恼怒,不耐烦:感觉恼怒或不耐烦:
例句:
chafed at the delay.
因迟延而感到恼火
n.(名词)
Warmth, wear, or soreness produced by friction.
摩擦所产生的热、擦损或擦痛
Annoyance; vexation.
恼怒;焦躁
来源:
Middle English chafen
中古英语 chafen
from Old French chaufer [to warm]
源自 古法语 chaufer [使温暖]
from Vulgar Latin *calef3re
源自 俗拉丁语 *calef3re
alteration of Latin calefacere
拉丁语 calefacere的变化
calôre [to be warm] * see kel…-
calôre [使温暖的] *参见 kel…-
facere [to make] * see dhô-
facere [做] *参见 dhô-
<参考词汇><同义词>chafe,abrade,excoriate,fret,gallThe central meaning shared by these verbs is .to wear down or rub away a surface by or as if by scraping.:
这些动词共有的一个中心意思是.以或似以刮擦的方式磨掉或擦去表面.:
例句:
chafed my skin;
擦伤我的皮肤;
例句:
a swift stream abrading boulders;
激流磨蚀着砾石;
例句:
an excoriated elbow;
擦破的肘部;
例句:
rope that fretted a groove in the post;
在柱子上磨出槽来的绳子;
例句:
his heel galled by an ill-fitting shoe.
不合脚的鞋擦伤了他的脚跟。