| 单词 | fritter |
| 释义 | fritter fritter1 —fritterer, n. /frit"euhr/, v.t. 1. to squander or disperse piecemeal; waste little by little (usually fol. by away): to fritter away one's money; to fritter away an afternoon. 2. to break or tear into small pieces or shreds. v.i. 3. to dwindle, shrink, degenerate, etc. (often fol. by away): to watch one's fortune fritter away. 4. to separate or break into fragments: a plastic material having a tendency to fritter. n. 5. a small piece, fragment, or shred. [1720-30; earlier fitter, deriv. of fit (OE fitt) a part] Syn. 1. dissipate, frivol away, idle away. fritter2 /frit"euhr/, n. a small cake of batter, sometimes containing corn, fruit, clams, or some other ingredient, fried in deep fat or sautéed. [1350-1400; ME friture, frytour < OF friture < LL frictura a frying, equiv. to L frict(us), ptp. of frigere to FRY + -ura -URE] |
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