fritter
Word family nounfritterfritterer
frit·ter1 /ˈfrɪtə $ -ər/ verb1 fritter something ↔ away phrasal verbphr v POINTLESSto waste time, money, or effort on something small or unimportant 〔在微不足道的事情上〕浪費〔時間、金錢或力氣〕 onHe frittered away a fortune on fast cars and gambling. 他買跑車、賭博,揮霍了很多錢。
fritter2 noun [countableC] Origin fritter2 (1300-1400) French friture, from
Latin frigere;
→ FRY1