Frittered Meaning in English

word · lemma: fritter

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释义

Spent time, money, or resources on unimportant things, so that they were wasted instead of being used well.

用法与细微差别

Most often used in 'frittered away' with time or money ('frittered away my savings'). Formal to neutral—rare in everyday speech. Implies waste on trivial, unimportant activities.

• Spanish: malgastado - despilfarrado
• Portuguese (BR): desperdiçado - esbanjado
• Portuguese (PT): desperdiçado - esbanjado
• Chinese (Simplified): 挥霍 - 浪费
• Chinese (Traditional): 揮霍 - 浪費
• Hindi: बर्बाद किया - फालतू में खर्च किया
• Arabic: مُبدَّد - مُهدر
• Bengali: অপচয় করা - নষ্ট করা
• Russian: растрачивать - проматывать
• Japanese: 無駄にする - 浪費する
• Vietnamese: lãng phí - phung phí
• Korean: 허비하다 - 낭비하다
• Turkish: boşa harcamak - boş yere tüketmek
• Urdu: ضائع کرنا - فضول خرچی کرنا
• Indonesian: menghambur-hamburkan - menyia-nyiakan

例句

She frittered away her afternoon watching TV.

basic

We frittered our time instead of studying.

basic

He frittered all his money on junk food.

basic

She realized she had frittered away most of her paycheck on clothes.

natural

I can't believe we frittered those hours just scrolling through our phones.

natural

His talent was frittered because he never took things seriously.

natural