fret
翻譯
煩惱, 焦急, 擔心
例句
Don't fret about the small details.
不要為小細節煩惱。
She fretted that she would be late.
她擔心自己會遲到。
文法模式
((about sth.)) 為...煩惱 Don't fret about what people think.
((that ...)) 擔心... He fretted that he would miss the train.
近義詞
同義詞: worry (擔心), agonize (苦惱), brood (沉思); 反義詞: relax (放鬆), rejoice (高興)
詞源
源自古英語“fretan”，意為“吞食”，就像憂慮“吞食”人的思想一樣。
記憶技巧
想像一下不停地按著吉他的“琴格”(fret)，發出緊張的聲音，就像持續不斷的擔憂一樣。