fritter
fritter1
verb
[with obj.]
fritter2
noun
verb
[with obj.]
- (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。
- 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
- late Middle English: from Old French friture, based on Latin frigere (see fry). Compare with frittata
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