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

Example Sentences

Noun she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Similar to its other bakery items, including an apple fritter, a blueberry muffin and a cinnamon roll, the cheese Danish is available all day.

Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Soon the first snacks begin to arrive—a pork and eel fritter for sopping up a delicious creamy lovage emulsion; a cube of cheesy, buttery croissant dough kissed with birch-sap syrup.

Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2022 The consistency should be a fritter-like batter — chunky with ingredients and a barely-there binder.

Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022 Goshen Fair, 116 Old Middle St. Highlights are concert by Soul Sound Revue, frozen t-shirt contest, apple-fritter eating contest.

Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2022 Working in batches, add 3 to 4 fritter balls to skillet, pressing each flat into a pancake.

Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2022 Its delicate flower, when available, can be used as a shell and deep-fried to hold cheese or perhaps small shrimp with herbs in a tasty fritter.

Daniel Ford, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022 The cod was perfectly fried, the batter crunchy, the fish flaky, and the entire fritter almost miraculously devoid of grease.

Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 28 May 2022 Remove cooked fritter and place on a tray or plate and continue to cook the rest of the dough mixture.

Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022

Verb

But the real victims of the climate crisis will not be white Americans such as Sundog, who can afford to fritter their days wandering the woods.

Outside Online, 11 July 2021 But Broadway stardom of his caliber is too precious to fritter away on a star turn.

Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 One of the children’s main arguments was that the trustees never should have allowed their father to fritter away the principal of a dynastic trust on a money-losing newspaper.

Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2021 Mike McCarthy’s decision to play scared at the end of the first half and fritter away the last 90 seconds was beyond puzzling.

Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2021 The Senate’s indulgent rules permit a single member of the chamber to slow the confirmation process and fritter away the time needed to consider nominees.

Greg Greene, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2021 But these conflicts often fritter away energies that could be better used to enhance public life.

Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021 The Kardashians fritter away a huge amount of time, in fact, playing harmless pranks on one another.

Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2020 With the pandemic keeping people home, instead of commuting and going to coffee shops -- where Quibi founders thought the service would be just what the time-frittering customer ordered -- the service failed to find an audience.

oregonlive, 2 June 2020 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English fritour, from Anglo-French friture, from Vulgar Latin *frictura, from Latin frictus, past participle of frigere to roast

Verb

fritter, noun (fragment, shred)

First Known Use

Noun

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Verb

1728, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

单词	frittering
释义	fritter 1 of 2 noun frit·ter ˈfri-tər : a small mass of fried or sautéed batter often containing fruit or meat fritter 2 of 2 verb frittered; frittering; fritters transitive verb 1 : to spend or waste bit by bit, on trifles, or without commensurate return —usually used with away 2 : to break into small fragments intransitive verb : dissipate, dwindle fritterer ˈfri-tər-ər noun Synonyms Noun cake croquette cutlet galette patty pattie Verb blow dissipate fiddle away lavish lose misspend run through spend squander throw away trifle (away) waste See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun she loves eating corn fritters with maple syrup Recent Examples on the Web Noun Similar to its other bakery items, including an apple fritter, a blueberry muffin and a cinnamon roll, the cheese Danish is available all day. Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 6 Sep. 2022 Soon the first snacks begin to arrive—a pork and eel fritter for sopping up a delicious creamy lovage emulsion; a cube of cheesy, buttery croissant dough kissed with birch-sap syrup. Jay Cheshes, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2022 The consistency should be a fritter-like batter — chunky with ingredients and a barely-there binder. Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 18 Aug. 2022 Goshen Fair, 116 Old Middle St. Highlights are concert by Soul Sound Revue, frozen t-shirt contest, apple-fritter eating contest. Susan Dunne, Hartford Courant, 20 July 2022 Working in batches, add 3 to 4 fritter balls to skillet, pressing each flat into a pancake. Krissa Rossbund, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 July 2022 Its delicate flower, when available, can be used as a shell and deep-fried to hold cheese or perhaps small shrimp with herbs in a tasty fritter. Daniel Ford, The New Yorker, 11 July 2022 The cod was perfectly fried, the batter crunchy, the fish flaky, and the entire fritter almost miraculously devoid of grease. Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 28 May 2022 Remove cooked fritter and place on a tray or plate and continue to cook the rest of the dough mixture. Benjamin Liong Setiawan, Forbes, 1 Feb. 2022 Verb But the real victims of the climate crisis will not be white Americans such as Sundog, who can afford to fritter their days wandering the woods. Outside Online, 11 July 2021 But Broadway stardom of his caliber is too precious to fritter away on a star turn. Charles Mcnultytheater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2022 One of the children’s main arguments was that the trustees never should have allowed their father to fritter away the principal of a dynastic trust on a money-losing newspaper. Patricia Callahan, ProPublica, 15 Dec. 2021 Mike McCarthy’s decision to play scared at the end of the first half and fritter away the last 90 seconds was beyond puzzling. Dallas News, 28 Sep. 2021 The Senate’s indulgent rules permit a single member of the chamber to slow the confirmation process and fritter away the time needed to consider nominees. Greg Greene, The New Republic, 26 Aug. 2021 But these conflicts often fritter away energies that could be better used to enhance public life. Washington Post, 16 Apr. 2021 The Kardashians fritter away a huge amount of time, in fact, playing harmless pranks on one another. Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Nov. 2020 With the pandemic keeping people home, instead of commuting and going to coffee shops -- where Quibi founders thought the service would be just what the time-frittering customer ordered -- the service failed to find an audience. oregonlive, 2 June 2020 See More Word History Etymology Noun Middle English fritour, from Anglo-French friture, from Vulgar Latin frictura, from Latin frictus, past participle of frigere* to roast Verb fritter, noun (fragment, shred) First Known Use Noun 14th century, in the meaning defined above Verb 1728, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1 Phrases Containing fritter fritter away fritter away Kids Definition fritter 1 of 2 noun frit·ter ˈfri-tər : a small amount of fried batter often containing fruit or meat clam fritters fritter 2 of 2 verb frittered; frittering : to waste on unimportant things He frittered away his money. frittering adjective as in wasting Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance wasting squandering profligate dissipating wasteful splurging spendthrift prodigal thriftless unthrifty magnanimous kindly philanthropic benevolent humanitarian overgenerous hospitable extravagant compassionate profuse lavish beneficent openhearted philanthropical altruistic unselfish good-hearted selfless unstinting greathearted bountiful munificent free bounteous charitable handsome generous openhanded liberal unsparing freehanded Antonyms & Near Antonyms spare miserly sparing pinching stingy parsimonious saving tightfisted penurious mingy uncharitable niggardly cheap ungenerous niggard close chintzy conserving stinting mean chary economizing tight frugal careful thrifty pinchpenny economical scrimping penny-pinching closefisted skimping selfish small desirous avaricious sordid greedy acquisitive covetous shabby grasping rapacious hoggish avid mercenary itchy coveting See More
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