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Từ điển LongMan Dictionary
chafe
chafe/tʃeɪf/ verb [date : 1200-1300; Language : Old French; Origin : chaufer 'to warm', from Latin calefacere, from calere 'to be warm' + facere 'to make'] 1. [INTRANSITIVE AND TRANSITIVE] if a part of your body chafes or if something chafes it, it becomes sore because of something rubbing against it: ▪ Wear a T-shirt under your wet suit to stop it chafing.
2. [INTRANSITIVE] to feel impatient or annoyed chafe at/against/under ▪ Some hunters are chafing under the new restrictions.
3. [TRANSITIVE] British English to rub part of your body to make it warm
verb EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ My dress was too tight under the arms and had a collar that chafed. ▪ The boots have a soft lining to prevent your toes from chafing. ▪ The handcuff chafed his left wrist. EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But he chafed a bit as a member of a commercial office team. ▪ Hsu Fu consumed rope like no other vessel that I had ever sailed, and the reason was obvious: chafe. ▪ I chafed her feet and tucked her nightdress close. ▪ I chafed some warmth into my soul by telling myself that our business required an understanding of the fleeting. ▪ Make sure that all canes of raspberries, blackberries and other fruits are tied in securely to prevent breakage and chafing. ▪ Mitchell looked away chafing against this infiltration, of being led by Kingsley to recognize himself, the meaninglessness of his position. ▪ Mrs Reagan, however, chafed under the monologue. ▪ The President chafed at this baseless criticism.
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