英:[ˈfrɪtə(r)]
美:[ˈfrɪtɚ]
英:[ˈfrɪtə(r)]
美:[ˈfrɪtɚ]
复数:fritters
第三人称单数:fritters
现在分词:frittering
过去式:frittered
过去分词:frittered
noun
a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat
verb
transitive verb
to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return—usually used with away
to break into small fragments
intransitive verb
dissipate, dwindle
fritter away一点点地浪费
"逐渐减少,逐渐浪费,花费在琐事上",1728年,可能来自名词 fritter "碎片或碎屑"(尽管这个词记录较晚),也许是16世纪 fitters "碎片或块"的变形,后者可能最终源自古法语 fraiture "破碎",源自拉丁语 fractura [OED]。或者可能来自日耳曼语 *fet- 源(比较中古德语 vetze "衣服,破布",古英语 fetel "腰带")。
Noun Middle English fritour, from Anglo-French friture, from Vulgar Latin *frictura, from Latin frictus, past participle of frigere to roast Verbfritter, noun (fragment, shred)
The first known use of fritter was in the 14th century
froadverb
in a direction away—used in the phrase to and fro
frizzyadjective
tightly curled
frizzy hair
frizzleverb
to fry until crisp and curled
frizzleverb
to fry until crisp and curled
frizzleverb
to fry until crisp and curled
frivolousadjective
of little importance : trivial
a frivolous complaint
lacking in seriousness
a frivolous attitude about a serious matter
frivolousadjective
of little importance : trivial
a frivolous complaint
lacking in seriousness
a frivolous attitude about a serious matter
frivolitynoun
the quality or state of being frivolous
a frivolous act or thing
fritter1 of 2noun
a small lump of fried batter often containing fruit or meat
fritter2 of 2verb
to spend or use up bit by bit especially on worthless things—usually used with away
frittered away his savings
fritter1 of 2noun
a small lump of fried batter often containing fruit or meat
fritter2 of 2verb
to spend or use up bit by bit especially on worthless things—usually used with away
frittered away his savings
1 This approach will likely lead to a dish of Bang Bhaji: supercrisp kale fritters that don’t crumble on the way from plate to mouth as so many do.
2 Puerto Rico is famous for its fritters, and alcapurrias are among the most desired.
3 A heaping plate of cuttlefish fritters, glistening with oil, arrived with the first glass of wine, a Spanish rosé.
4 “I did a picnic in Trinidad, and I made fish stew, dumplings, pumpkin fritters,” she said.
5 I order the corn fritters with salad, which is about $16.
6 According to Ms. Williams, Mr. Gage frittered away $10 million of her money on alcohol, gambling and failed business ventures.
7 Goat cheese fritters, without any of the messy oozing!
8 For old time’s sake, we order the spiky seafood fritters and the fish special.
9 Craig Johnson’s tender indie comedy, “True Adolescents,” examines the interim passages of male lives when time is nervously frittered away and the future looms through the mist like a giant scary question mark.
10 Not all fritters are created equal — especially if you ask someone who grew up in a South Asian household like I did.
11 He’s even added black-eyed-pea fritters to the menu, for a taste of West Africa.
12 “One year, I was obsessed with courgette fritters,” she said, using the British term for zucchini.
13 As for Tita’s sensuous recipes: From cream fritters to chiles in walnut-cream sauce, they get just enough mention to be tantalizing.
14 Other dishes, in portions meant for sharing, include sun-dried eggplant stuffed with pilaf, quinoa hummus salad, zucchini fritters, eriste pasta with lamb in a brown butter-yogurt sauce, and a freekeh risotto with vegetables.
15 The baba ghanoush — a beautiful swirl of smoke, silk and garlic — and crisp falafel, herb-packed chickpea fritters arranged on tahini sauce, are that compelling.
16 Noodles are still very much in the picture; the mondi thoke, cold vermicelli enhanced with chickpea powder, is excellent, as is the mohinga, a fragrant fish soup with rice noodles and a lacy onion fritter.
17 Managers should focus on promising growth opportunities, not fritter away energy trying to salvage fading ones.
经理应该集中于有希望的发展机会, 不浪费努力抢救使东西褪色的能量.
18 Finally, we turn to Sunnyland Slim and his frenetic injunction against the frittering of your franchise: "Be careful who you vote for/ Because they might just let you down."
19 I've become a fan of the Clover Food Truck, cloverfoodlab.com, which offers healthful fare like chickpea fritters and soy BLTs.
20 For appetizers, we made plantain chips, crispy yucca fries, and bacalao fritters.
2 浪费
extravagant wasteful prodigal profuse free-spending uneconomic dissipated thriftless unthrifty wastefully prodigally uneconomically thriftlessly bellyfat wastry loss waste dissipation wastage extravagance profusion dalliance profligacy wastefulness lavishness prodigality spend lose blow consume fool lavish dissipate putter squander trifle misspend frivol dilapidate play ducks and drakes squander away down the rathole fool away throw around fling away spendthrift improvident scatter wanton loiter dawdle away blow the expense do oneself proud uneconomical dally slather potter haemorrhage drivel dawdle dally away play ducks and drakes with make away with like water
3 消耗
consumptive attrited attrite tabetic drain consumption corrosion attrition outlay wastage detrition use take spend waste consume exhaust expend attrit
7 减少
down cut attenuate reductive subtractive decrease dip decay lapse drop-off wane rundown shrinkage abatement drawdown letdown knockdown diminution decrement step-down falloff letup take fall reduce decline sink descend diminish shorten deduct lessen recede minish break relax shrink alloy impair dampen whack scant dwindle abate retrench bate gear down bring low cut down on take from
8 缩小
contracted decrease reduction contraction sag shrinkage cutback diminution retrenchment abridgment cutdown reduce contract diminish recede dwindle minish demagnify shrink curtail abridge retrench
9 细分
10 油炸馅饼
11 再分
12 小片
scrap smithereens odd-come-short bit chip tablet particle pearl rag snip speck fleck morsel thrum gobbet ort morceau scutellum skerrick sippet
14 破碎
crimp fracted tattery smash fracture fragmentation crack-up knobbing rag break shatter crumble craze tatter fragmentize shred disject crack rive go to sticks come to smash come to pieces
15 碎片
chippy mammock piece split chip patch fraction ribbon debris fragment shred shatter crumb shiver splinter splint fitter brash chipping rive flinders spall smithereens scrag shive sippet matchwood scrap fractional spale tag flaw rag snippet shard snip fragmentation splitting crumbling detritus screed
16 成碎片