fritter
英 [ˈfrɪtə(r)]
美 [ˈfrɪtər]
v. 浪费; 细切; 剁碎; 减少; 消散
n. 油炸馅饼
复数:fritters 过去分词:frittered 现在分词:frittering 过去式:frittered 第三人称单数:fritters
BNC.22095 / COCA.21891
短语动词
fritter away
1. 浪费;挥霍
短语用例
fritter sth↔away (on sth)
- 浪费(时间、金钱);挥霍
to waste time or money on things that are not important
牛津词典
verb
verb
noun
- 油炸馅饼
a piece of fruit, meat or vegetable that is covered with batter and fried
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 油炸馅饼
Frittersare round pieces of fruit, vegetables, or meat that are dipped in batter and fried.- ...apple fritters.
苹果油炸馅饼
- ...apple fritters.
- PHRASAL VERB 浪费;挥霍
If someonefritters awaytime or money, they waste it on unimportant or unnecessary things.- The firm soon started frittering away the cash it was generating...
这家公司不久就开始挥霍赚来的钱。 - I seem to fritter my time away at coffee mornings.
我似乎把时间全都浪费在咖啡早茶会上了。
- The firm soon started frittering away the cash it was generating...
英英释义
noun
- small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables
verb
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- Fritter away one's inheritance
双语例句
- Fritter containing sliced apple.
夹有苹果片的油炸馅饼。 - Never fritter away your time;
莫浪费时间; - Fritter containing corn or corn kernels.
夹有玉米粒的油炸馅饼。 - You will need your physical energy as the shift gets underway, so don't fritter it away it on unimportant activities.
你同样需要良好的身体状态去应对这正在进行中的转变,所以不要浪费时间在那些不重要的活动上。 - Whenever she's tempted to fritter away time, doing something that doesn't contribute to the magazine's success, she glances at that issue, and it gets her back on track.
每当她受到什么事情引诱而消磨时间、做一些与杂志成功无关的事情时,看看那本杂志,她的注意力就会回到正事上来。 - After the rubber is used, the fritter of the rubber is always stuck on the paper, and the fritter of the rubber is erased by people hands; thus, the paper is easy to be dirtied.
使用橡皮后总会有一些橡皮屑粘的纸上,人们常用手把它抹去,这样很容易把纸弄脏。 - Some Indians, too, fear their country could fritter away its democratic dividend.
一些印度人也担心,印度可能会浪费自己的人口红利。 - Otherwise you simply free up time at work that you will then fritter away pointlessly.
否则,你就干脆处理工作上的事情,然后你在上班时就可以漫无目的地消磨。 - You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine.
仅仅又过了一天不是庆祝的理由,你的存在不是为了浪费宝贵的时光。 - But if you are a serious private investor, leave the Las Vegas mentality to those with money to fritter.
但是,如果你是一个认真的私人投资者,就把拉斯韦加斯的心态留给那些有钱可供挥霍的人。