fritter的中文翻译是什么意思

fritter

US/ˈfrɪtɚ/

UK/ˈfrɪtə(r)/

n. 油炸馅饼

v. 浪费; 挥霍

fritter的柯林斯释义

Fritters are round pieces of fruit, vegetables, or meat that are dipped in batter and fried.

If someone fritters away time 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。

1. small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables

1. spend frivolously and unwisely;

Fritter away one's money on gambling.

在赌博上挥霍公钱.

Managers should focus on promising growth opportunities, not fritter away energy trying to salvage fading ones.

经理应该集中于有希望的发展机会, 不浪费努力抢救使东西褪色的能量.

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.

Don't fritter away your precious time.

大好时光,不可等闲度过.

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.