"whittle away, waste bit by bit, spend on trifles," 1728, probably from noun fritter "fragment or shred" (though this is recorded later), perhaps an alteration of 16c. fitters "fragments or pieces," which is perhaps ultimately from Old French fraiture "a breaking," from Latin fractura [OED]. Or perhaps from a Germanic *fet-source (compare Middle High German vetze "clothes, rags," Old English fetel "girdle").
fritter (n.)
"fried batter cake," served hot and sometimes sweetened or seasoned or with other food in it, late 14c., from Old French friture "fritter, pancake, something fried" (12c.), from Late Latin frictura "a frying," from frigere "to roast, fry" (see fry (v.)).
中文解释
1. frag- / fract- => fritter.2. fry => fritter.
实用例句
1. 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。
来自柯林斯例句
2. Don't fritter away your precious time.
大好时光,不可等闲度过.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
3. It's easy to fritter away a fortune if you're not careful.
如果你不小心,要挥霍掉一大笔钱是很容易的.
来自互联网
4. Don't fritter away your money on things you do not really need.
不要把钱浪费在你并不真正需要的东西上.
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5. Why do you fritter your time and thought away on trivial things?
