"fritter" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 油條
• 浪費 (動詞)

Definition

名詞時，'油條'是指將水果、肉或蔬菜裹上麵糊後油炸的食品。動詞時，'fritter' 指一點一點地浪費時間、金錢或資源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

名詞用法主要是食物。動詞常與 'away' 搭配，表示慢慢浪費（金錢、時間），如 'fritter away time'。請區分食物與動詞用法。

Examples

I had a banana fritter for dessert.

我喫了一塊香蕉**油條**當甜點。

He likes to fritter his money on small things.

他喜歡把錢**浪費**在小東西上。

They made apple fritters for the school fair.

他們為學校義賣做了蘋果**油條**。

Stop frittering away your time and start studying!

別再**浪費**時間了，快去學習吧！

We shouldn't fritter away these resources; they're valuable.

我們不應該**浪費**這些資源，它們很珍貴。

Every weekend, she made her famous corn fritters for breakfast.

每個週末，她都會做她著名的玉米**油條**當早餐。