chafe
verb
uk/tʃeɪf/us/tʃeɪf/chafeverb(RUB)
[IorT]
to make orbecomedamagedorsorebyrubbing:
(使)擦伤;(使)擦破;(使)擦痛Thebraceletwas sotightthat itstartedto chafe (mywrist).这手镯太紧,把我(的手腕)都擦痛了。
[T]old-fashioned
towarmapartof thebodybyrubbing
擦热,摩擦取暖Scratching and rubbing
- abrade
- abrasion
- buff
- erode
- grate
- graze
- grind
- massage
- rasp
- rubsomethingdown
- rubdown
- scour
- scoursomethingout
- scratch
- scratching
- smooth
- tickle
- towel
- wear
- wear(something)away
chafeverb(BE ANNOYED)
[Iusually+ adv/prep]
to be orbecomeannoyedorlosepatiencebecause ofrulesorlimits:
(因规则或约束)恼火,生气,不耐烦We have been chafingunderpettyregulationsfor toolong.我们为琐碎的规章制度而恼火已经很久了。
Becoming angry and expressing anger
- (almost) burst a blood vesselidiom
- ape
- ballistic
- bananas
- bay for bloodidiom
- blow
- chip
- fulminating
- fume
- get bent out of shapeidiom
- getyourknickers in a twistidiom
- givesomeoneevilsidiom
- roof
- sharp
- splenetic
- stew
- temper
- tempered
- tempers get frayedidiom
- throw
Idiom
be chafing at the bit