fritter away
collocation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。
浪费；挥霍；虚度
fritters — third person singular of fritter
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浪费；挥霍；虚度
To waste or squander something such as time, money, or resources, often on small or unimportant things.
He frittered away his inheritance on gambling and expensive cars.
他把遗产挥霍在赌博和豪车上。
常与 away 连用，如 fritter away
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。
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.
烧结。
To sinter.
将(肉等)切成小块以便煎炸。
To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying.
破碎成小片或碎片。
To break into small pieces or fragments.
fritter
Base
原形
fritters
3rd person
第三人称单数
frittering
-ing
现在分词
frittered
Past
过去式
frittered
Past participle
过去分词
He fritters away his time on video games.
他把时间浪费在电子游戏上。
She frittered her inheritance on luxury items.
她把遗产挥霍在奢侈品上。
They have frittered away all their savings.
他们已经挥霍光了所有积蓄。
浪费
Don't fritter your time on trivial matters.
不要把时间浪费在琐事上。
She frittered the afternoon watching TV instead of studying.
她整个下午都在看电视，浪费了本该学习的时间。
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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。
浪费时间
Stop frittering away time and get to work.
别再浪费时间了，开始干活吧。
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。
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。
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。
挥霍；浪费（时间、金钱等）
He frittered away his entire savings on gambling.
他把全部积蓄都挥霍在了赌博上。
你漫不经心地浪费光阴。
In the Pink Floyd song 'Time', the singer warns against frittering away the hours.
在平克·弗洛伊德的歌曲《Time》中，歌手提醒人们不要虚度时光。
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联想“fritter”有“弄碎”义：把时间/金钱弄成碎片扔掉，即是挥霍浪费。
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。
常与away连用，表示挥霍浪费
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