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chafe 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/CHāf/,
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chafing, present participle; chafes, 3rd person singular present; chafed, past tense; chafed, past participle;
  1. (of something restrictive or too tight) Make (a part of the body) sore by rubbing against it
    • - the collar chafed his neck
  2. (of a part of the body) Be or become sore as a result of such rubbing

  3. (of an object) Rub abrasively against another object
    • - the grommet stops the cable from chafing on the metal
  4. Rub (a part of the body) to restore warmth or sensation

  5. Restore (warmth or sensation) in this way
    • - he chafed some feeling into his frozen hands
  6. Become or make annoyed or impatient because of a restriction or inconvenience
    • - the bank chafed at the restrictions imposed upon it
    • - it chafed him to be confined like this
Noun
  1. Wear or damage caused by rubbing
    • - to prevent chafe the ropes should lie flat
  2. A state of annoyance

  1. become or make sore by or as if by rubbing
  2. soreness and warmth caused by friction; "he had a nasty chafe on his knee"
  3. annoyance: anger produced by some annoying irritation
  4. feel extreme irritation or anger; "He was chafing at her suggestion that he stay at home while she went on a vacation"
  5. annoy: 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"
  6. tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading; "This leash chafes the dog's neck"
  7. rub: cause friction; "my sweater scratches"
  8. warm by rubbing, as with the hands
  9. (chafed) painful from having the skin abraded
  10. (chafing) soreness or irritation of the skin caused by friction
  11. Chafé (pronunciation: sha-FEH) is small church village located near the Atlantic coast 7km south of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, 59km north of Porto. The village's population was 2,490 in 2000.
  12. Chafe is a crater on Mars named after Chafe in Zamfara State, Nigeria (2004 population, 10,100, 11.95ºN, 6.92ºE). The crater was designated in 1988, is 4.8 kilometres in diameter and is located at 15.3ºN 257.7ºW, Amenthes Region, Quadrangle MC14.
  13. Chafing when used as a nautical term describes the process of wear on a line or sail caused by constant rubbing against a hard, usually metallic, surface. Various methods are used to prevent chafing. ...
  14. "Chafing" occurs when a line or some other part of the vessel rubs against a rough surface and causes wear.
  15. (Chafing) When clothing “rubs you the wrong way” and causes redness and/or blisters; usually caused by wearing the wrong clothing.
  16. (chafing) being or becoming vexed, irritated, or impatient.
  17. Wear caused by the friction of parts moving past each other.
  18. To damage a line by rubbing.
  19. An abrasive action. Also an alternative term for 'rub-strake', an extra layer of material in abrasion-prone areas.
  20. French for "My inner thighs are too fat."
  21. Something that irritates me or grates my nerves! (Also see; “All-Bad”)
  22. (1) heat, decompose; (2) chafed, heated
  23. To rub or wear against.
  24. To wear away by rubbing