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fritter away + noun phrase
后面直接跟被浪费的事物。
He frittered away his inheritance.
他挥霍掉了遗产。
挥霍；浪费；消磨
fritters away — third person singular of fritter away
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挥霍；浪费；消磨
to waste something, such as time or money, gradually or on unimportant things
He frittered away his inheritance.
他挥霍掉了遗产。
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挥霍或浪费
To squander or waste.
逐渐减少而不受阻碍
To decrease in an incremental way without hindrance.
If you keep frittering away your money on small purchases, you won't be able to save for a trip.
如果你继续在小件物品上挥霍钱，你就不太可能攒下钱去旅行。
He frittered away the whole afternoon playing video games.
他把整个下午都消磨在玩电子游戏上。
Don't fritter away this opportunity; it may not come again.
别把这个机会浪费掉；它可能不会再来了。
后面直接跟被浪费的事物。
He frittered away his inheritance.
他挥霍掉了遗产。
用"on"引出浪费的具体对象。
She frittered away her savings on useless gadgets.
她把积蓄都浪费在没用的电子设备上。
名词可放在动词和副词之间。
They frittered the afternoon away watching TV.
他们看电视消磨了整个下午。
Not this
He fritters on his time playing video games.
Use this
He fritters away his time playing video games.
错误地使用了介词'on'，而正确的搭配是'fritter away'，表示浪费（时间、金钱等）。
Not this
I frittered away yesterday.
Use this
I frittered away yesterday afternoon.
'fritter away' 是及物动词短语，需要带宾语。缺少宾语时句子不完整，应明确浪费的具体对象（如时间、金钱等）。
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