【chafe】 - SAT备考词汇

chafe

UK:  [tʃeɪf]

US:  [tʃeɪf]

第三人称单数：chafes  现在分词：chafing  过去分词：chafed  

v.

1.把(手、皮肤)擦热

2.(动物在铁栏等上)擦身体; (河)冲洗(崖岸等)

3.擦破;擦伤;擦痛

4.(皮肤等)擦伤,擦痛

5.惹怒,使急躁

6.发怒;着急,焦躁

7.焦躁,烦躁不安,变得厌烦

8.摩擦以使温暖:

9.由于摩擦致使变粗糙或感疼痛:

10.由于摩擦而变粗糙或感疼痛:

n.

1.摩擦;擦伤

2.急躁,恼怒

3.(防止擦伤马的)马鞍环套皮

1 . Now she was beginning to chafe at the obligations this life imposed.
现在她已开始对这种生活向她索取的代价感到焦躁。

2 . Still, Nolan said he doesn't really chafe at the rules. "I understand. It's their house. " And, he added, "I love being home. "
然而，诺兰说他不是真的烦这些规矩。“我理解。这是他们的房子。”他还补充道：“我爱在家的感觉。”

3 . Many Chinese chafe at the common Western notion that multiparty democracy is the form of government towards which all other systems evolve.
西方人通常认为，多党民主是所有其他制度逐渐发展而成的政体，而许多中国人却对这种观念颇为恼怒。

4 . Electorates are likely to chafe at the cost of bringing down government deficits, especially ifthemain result is to repay foreign creditors.
缩减政府赤字有可能会激怒选民，特别是如果主要结果是用于偿还外国债权人。

5 . The primary function of chain is to handle the chafe from rough bottoms that would otherwise abrade the soft nylon line.
这种方法最主要的作用就是用锚链就抵抗凹凸不平的水底摩擦，否则的话尼龙绳很容易磨断。