英语词汇“fritter”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	fritter
释义	frit·ter I. \ˈfrid.ə(r), -itə-\ noun (-s) Etymology: Middle English fritour, fritur, frutour, frutur, from Middle French friture, from (assumed) Vulgar Latin frictura, from Latin frictus (past participle of frigere to roast, fry) + -ura -ure 1. : a small quantity of batter often containing fruit or meat and fried in deep fat or sautéed < apple fritters > < corn fritters > < clam fritters > 2. New England : griddle cake II. noun (-s) Etymology: alteration of fitter : fragment, shred < each … morsel, crumb, scrag and fritter from the bins — Edith Sitwell > III. verb (-ed/-ing/-s) *transitive verb* 1. : to reduce or waste piecemeal : diminish, consume, dissipate — used chiefly with away < foolishly frittering away time and energy > < frittering our time and thoughts away on trivial things — Dorothy C. Fisher > 2. : to cut or break into small pieces or fragments : disperse < the responsibility for measures is frittered and divided among a triad of authorities — Ernest Barker > *intransitive verb* 1. : to break up : divide into fragments < there is formed … a slag which fritters on cooling — Chem. Abstracts > 2. : to dissipate itself : dwindle < the threat of economic sanctions frittered into impotent “moral” protest — Fortune > < the conspiracy frittered away to an ignominious conclusion — American Guide Series: Ind. > Synonyms: see waste
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