Learn A Word A Day - chafe

chafe

 / tʃef/

verb 

1 [Intransitive, Intransitive verb + preposition phrase]  

chafe at (chafe under) something,  become irritated or impatient (because of something)

（因某事物）恼怒或不耐烦:

The passengers sat chafing at the long delay.

乘客们因长时间的耽搁而坐得很不耐烦.

* chafe under an illness  
因病而烦躁. 

2 [Intransitive, Transitive noun]

(cause something to) become sore by rubbing

（使某物）因摩擦而疼痛:

Her skin chafes easily.  
她的皮肤一擦就疼.

* His shirt collar chafed his neck. 
 他的衬衫领口把脖子摩疼了.

* chafed hands 摩疼的手. 

3 [Transitive noun] warm (something) by rubbing, especially with the hands 
 摩擦（某物）而生热（尤指手）: chafe a baby's feet 擦热婴儿的脚.

 > chafe (noun)

sore place on the skin caused by rubbing

（皮肤受摩擦的）疼处.

 

A chafe mark 

Bahasa Malaysia

chafe
n
kesan  lecet, kesan lelas :
The horse has a chafe on its back.
Terdapat kesan lecet pada belakang kuda itu;

vi
1.
become sore by rubbing,
melecet, melelas:
Her skin chafes easily.
Kulitnya mudah melecet;

2.
become irritated,
berasa jengkel:
The child chafed under such treatment,
Budak itu berasa jengkel apabila diperlakukan sedemikian;

vt
1.
rub,
menggosok-gosokkan, menggeser-geserkan:
He chafed his hands to warm them,
dia menggosok-gosokkan tangan untuk memanaskannya;

2.
make sore by rubbing,
melecetkan,
melelaskan:
The new shoes chafed his heels,
Kasut baru itu melecetkan tumitnya;

3.
irritate,
menjengkelkan:
the delay chafed her,
kelewatan itu menjengkelkannya.