/fret; frɛt/
v (-tt-)
1 [I, Ipr, Tn] ~ (about/at/over sth) (cause sb to) become unhappy, bad-tempered, or anxious about sth; worry （使某人）不愉快, 烦躁, 焦急, 发愁, 担心
*Don't fret, we'll get there on time. 别着急, 我们能准时到那里.
* Fretting about it won't help. 发愁于事无补.
* Babies often fret (themselves) when their mothers are not near. 婴儿常常因母亲不在身边而哭闹.
2 [Tn] wear (sth) away by rubbing or biting 磨损, 咬坏（某物）
*a horse fretting its bit 咬嚼子的马
* a fretted rope 磨损的绳子.

n [sing] state of irritation, worry 烦躁; 担忧
*be in a fret 担忧.

/fret; frɛt/
v (-tt-) [Tn esp passive 尤用于被动语态] decorate (wood, etc) with patterns made by cutting or sawing 以刻出的或锯出的图案装饰（木制品等）
*an elaborately fretted border 回纹饰边.

/fret; frɛt/
n one of the bars or ridges on the finger-board of a guitar, etc, used as a guide for the fingers to press the strings at the correct place （吉他等指板上的）柱, 马, 品, 桥. =>illus at App
1 见附录1插图, page xi.

Saint-Siffret is a commune in the Gard department in southern France.