"fritter" in Chinese (Simplified)
油条浪费 (动词)
Definition
名词时,'油条'指用面糊包裹水果、肉或蔬菜后油炸的食物。动词时,'fritter' 指一点点地浪费时间、金钱或资源。
Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))
名词用法主要指一种食物。动词常与 'away' 搭配,意为逐渐浪费(金钱、时间等),如 'fritter away time'。注意区分名词(食物)和动词(浪费)用法。
Examples
I had a banana fritter for dessert.
我吃了一块香蕉**油条**当甜点。
He likes to fritter his money on small things.
他喜欢把钱**浪费**在小东西上。
They made apple fritters for the school fair.
他们为学校集市做了苹果**油条**。
Stop frittering away your time and start studying!
别再**浪费**时间了,赶快学习吧!
We shouldn't fritter away these resources; they're valuable.
我们不应该**浪费**这些资源,它们很宝贵。
Every weekend, she made her famous corn fritters for breakfast.
每个周末,她都会做她那有名的玉米**油条**当早餐。