fret

Compared meaning: to worry about small things (verb).

比较义项：因小事而烦恼、担心（动词）。

• fuss

  Often appears in the fixed phrase make a fuss (about/over), suggesting visible, sometimes dramatic complaining or agitation over something trivial, especially in front of others; fret cannot fill this slot.

  常出现在固定搭配make a fuss（about/over）中，表示因小事而外露、有时略显夸张地抱怨或激动，尤其是在别人面前；fret不能用于这个固定搭配。

  My grandmother always makes a fuss when we arrive even a little late.

  我奶奶只要我们晚到一点点，就总是大惊小怪。

• fret 本词

  Describes a quieter, ongoing inner anxiety about something, often beyond one's control; typically used with about/over and does not form the fixed phrase make a fuss.

  描述一种更安静、持续的内心焦虑，通常是对自己无法控制之事的担忧；常与about/over连用，且不能构成make a fuss这样的固定搭配。

  He frets about money late at night and struggles to fall asleep.

  他常常在深夜为钱的事焦虑不安，很难入睡。

Fuss and fret both mean to worry about small things. Fuss suggests visible, dramatic complaining, often in 'make a fuss'. Fret suggests quieter, ongoing inner anxiety, often with 'about' or 'over'. Fuss's 'caring for someone' sense, and fret's 'guitar ridge' sense, are not compared.

这两个词都表示因小事而烦恼、担心，但语气不同：fuss常带有外露的、略显小题大做的抱怨意味，常用固定搭配「make a fuss」；fret更强调内心持续的焦虑不安，常与about/over连用，语气较为安静内敛。这里不比较fuss作「过度关心、殷勤照顾某人」及名词「骚动」的意思，也不比较fret作名词指乐器指板上的「品」的意思。