(fritter something away)waste time, money, or energy on trifling matters 在琐事上浪费时间(或金钱、精力) I wish we hadn't frittered the money away so easily. 要是我们当初没有把那笔钱随便挥霍掉该有多好。
(archaic)divide (something) into small pieces (古)弄碎,撕碎 they become frittered into minute tatters. 它们被撕成一块块细小的碎布。
语源
early 18th cent.: based on obsolete fitter 'break into fragments, shred'; perhaps related to German Fetzen 'rag, scrap'
fritter2 noun
a piece of fruit, vegetable, or meat that is coated in batter and deep-fried 油炸馅饼,水果(或蔬菜、肉)馅油炸面团
语源
late Middle English: from Old French friture, based on Latin frigere (see fry). Compare with frittata