fray

ほつれる、ほつれさせる

布や縄の端の糸がほどける、またはほどけさせる。

やさしい英語で： If cloth or rope does this, threads come loose at its edges; you can also cause this damage.

• The rope is starting to fray.
• Rubbing against the wall frayed his sleeve.
• My jeans have frayed at the bottom.

使い方： fray at something (The cloth began to fray at the corners.)

類義語： unravel

よく使う表現： fray at edges, fray the fabric

すり減る、すり減らす

忍耐や心の力が徐々に失われる、または失わせる。

やさしい英語で： To gradually lose patience or emotional strength, or cause someone to lose it.

• Tempers began to fray.
• The constant noise frayed my nerves.
• Her patience was fraying after hours of waiting.

類義語： wear down, strain

よく使う表現： fray someone’s nerves, tempers begin to fray