Word · Frequency #22095
fritter
浪费；挥霍；虚度
To waste or squander something such as time, money, or resources, often on small or unimportant things.
常与 away 连用，如 fritter away
- 1.
To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.
挥霍或浪费时间、金钱或其他资源；例如无所事事地消磨时间,或没有明确目标地摆弄项目中的次要部分,有时作为拖延的一种方式。
- 2.
To sinter.
烧结。
- 3.
To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying.
将(肉等)切成小块以便煎炸。
- 4.
To break into small pieces or fragments.
破碎成小片或碎片。
切成小块；切碎；弄碎；打碎；烧结；挥霍或浪费时间、金钱或其他资源；例如无所事事地消磨时间,或没有明确目标地摆弄项目中的次要部分,有时作为拖延的一种方式。；烧结。
In use
He frittered away his inheritance on gambling and expensive cars.
Don't fritter your time on trivial matters.
She frittered the afternoon watching TV instead of studying.
Verb forms
base fritter · third person fritters · -ing frittering · past frittered · past participle frittered
浪费
Connections
Collocations
- fritter away
- 浪费；挥霍
- He frittered away his entire paycheck on useless gadgets.他把整份工资都浪费在无用的小玩意上了。
- fritter away time
- 浪费时间
- Stop frittering away time and get to work.别再浪费时间了，开始干活吧。
- fritter away money
- 挥霍金钱
- She fritters away money on clothes she never wears.她把钱挥霍在从不穿的衣服上。
- fritter away an opportunity
- 白白浪费机会
- Don't fritter away this opportunity to study abroad.别白白浪费这个出国留学的机会。
- fritter away one's youth
- 虚度青春
- He regretted frittering away his youth on video games.他后悔把青春虚度在电子游戏上。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想“fritter”有“弄碎”义：把时间/金钱弄成碎片扔掉，即是挥霍浪费。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：in everyday conversation、in advice about time/money 「fritter」表示“浪费、挥霍”时，多用于日常对话和一般书面语，常与 away 连用（如 fritter away time/money）。语气不算生硬，也不过于随便，属中性表达。
Grammar Note
常与away连用，表示挥霍浪费
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均以 -itter 结尾，包含相同的 /ɪtə/ 音节，因此都与 fritter（常见读作 /ˈfrɪtə/）押韵。注意：-etter 结尾的词如 better (/ˈbetə/)、fretter (/ˈfretə/) 虽然拼写相似，但元音为 /e/，发音不同。
Learn the forms together
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