Fritters are round pieces of fruit, vegetables, or meat that are dipped in batter and fried.
例句
...apple fritters.苹果油炸馅饼
PHRASAL VERB
浪费;挥霍
If someone fritters away time or money, they waste it on unimportant or unnecessary things.
例句
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。
英汉词典释义
vt.
消耗,浪费
to fritter your money浪费金钱
(在…上)浪费金钱,浪费时间
He’s frittered away the money his father left him.他挥霍掉了父亲留给他的钱财。She fritters away all her money on clothes and trips to the cinema.她把所有的金钱都浪费在穿衣服和看电影上了。
英英词典释义
Noun
1. small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables