動詞 fret:

1. worry unnecessarily or excessively
   同義詞：fuss, niggle, fret
2. be agitated or irritated
   同義詞：fret
3. provide (a musical instrument) with frets
   同義詞：fret
4. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
   同義詞：chafe, gall, fret
5. cause annoyance in
   同義詞：fret
6. gnaw into; make resentful or angry
   同義詞：eat into, fret, rankle, grate
7. carve a pattern into
   同義詞：fret
8. decorate with an interlaced design
   同義詞：fret
9. be too tight; rub or press
   同義詞：choke, gag, fret
10. cause friction
    同義詞：rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch
11. remove soil or rock
    同義詞：erode, eat away, fret
12. wear away or erode
    同義詞：fret, eat away

形容詞 fretted:

1. having frets
2. having a pattern of fretwork or latticework
   同義詞：interlaced, latticed, latticelike

1. An instrument with a usually pear-shaped body and a fretted neck over which several pairs of strings are stretched.
   曼陀林琴一種樂器，常是梨形琴身，在有格紋的琴頸上裝有幾組供挑撥的琴弦
2. The stream from the mountain slope fretted a channel through the soft earth along the mountain foot.
   ＂山坡上下來的小溪流侵襲著松軟的土地，沿著山腳跟形成了一條溝渠。＂
3. He spent ten minutes at the phone while the others fretted and fumed.
   他用了10分鐘電話機，惹得其他人十分惱火。
4. He spent ten minutes at the phone while the others fretted and fumed. At length he put the receiver down.
   他打了10分鐘電話，其他的人都等得不耐煩了。最后他終于放下了聽筒。