fretting

The old lady is always fretting over something unimportant.

那位老妇人总是为一些小事焦虑不安。

What are you fretting about?

躁什么？

Don't fret; everything will be all right.

"别发愁,一切都会好的。"

I fretted that my fingers were so skinny.

我为自己瘦骨嶙峋的手指而恼。

I see him chafe and fret at every pore.

我见他非常暴躁。

The stream from the mountain slope fretted a channel through the soft earth along the mountain foot.

"山坡上下来的小溪流侵袭着松软的土地,沿着山脚了一条沟渠。"

Businesses fret that this will lead to thousands of local referenda each year and make it dauntingly tough for anyone to build a new office, factory or theme park.

商界担心此举会导致每年数千次的地方性投票，任何人想要建造一个新办公室、工厂、或主题公园都将重重投票的震慑面前举步维艰。