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chafe /ˈʧef/
擦傷,氣惱(vt.)(vi.)摩擦,擦痛,激怒
chafe /ˈʧef/ 及物動詞
(摩擦)刺激皮膚
Chafe v. t. [imp. & p. p. Chafed p pr. & vb. n. Chafing.]
1. To excite heat in by friction; to rub in order to stimulate and make warm.
To rub her temples, and to chafe her skin. --Spenser.
2. To excite passion or anger in; to fret; to irritate.
Her intercession chafed him. --Shak.
3. To fret and wear by rubbing; as, to chafe a cable.
Two slips of parchment which she sewed round it to prevent its being chafed. --Sir W. Scott.
Syn: -- To rub; fret; gall; vex; excite; inflame.
Chafe, v. i. To rub; to come together so as to wear by rubbing; to wear by friction.
Made its great boughs chafe together. --Longfellow.
The troubled Tiber chafing with her shores. --Shak.
2. To be worn by rubbing; as, a cable chafes.
3. To have a feeling of vexation; to be vexed; to fret; to be irritated.
He will chafe at the doctor's marrying my daughter. --Shak.
Chafe, n.
1. Heat excited by friction.
2. Injury or wear caused by friction.
3. Vexation; irritation of mind; rage.
The cardinal in a chafe sent for him to Whitehall. --Camden.
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chafe
n 1: soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty
chafe on his knee"
2: anger produced by some annoying irritation [syn: annoyance,
vexation]
v 1: become or make sore by or as if by rubbing [syn: gall, fret]
2: feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her
suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a
vacation"
3: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor
irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers
me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after
she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get
at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex,
devil]
4: tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This
leash chafes the dog's neck" [syn: excoriate]
5: cause friction; "my sweater scratches" [syn: rub, fray,
fret, scratch]
6: warm by rubbing, as with the hands