fritter away
英 [ˈfrɪtə(r) əˈweɪ]
美 [ˈfrɪtər əˈweɪ]
浪费; 挥霍
英英释义
verb
- spend frivolously and unwisely
- Fritter away one's inheritance
双语例句
- To reject it or ignore it or fritter it away will bring upon us all the long reproaches of the after-time.
拒绝它或者忽略它或者浪费它都将带给我们以后长久的耻辱。 - Never fritter away your time;
莫浪费时间； - It's easy to fritter away a fortune if you're not careful.
如果你不小心，要挥霍掉一大笔钱是很容易的。 - Manchu wanted to exercise authority through its own hairstyle, and fritter away the superiority complex of Han nationality.
满族希望通过推行满族发式来确立自己统治权威，消磨汉族人的优越心理。 - Fritter away one's time ( on playing cards)
浪费某人的时间（在玩纸牌戏上） - Whenever she's tempted to fritter away time, doing something that doesn't contribute to the magazine's success, she glances at that issue, and it gets her back on track.
每当她受到什么事情引诱而消磨时间、做一些与杂志成功无关的事情时，看看那本杂志，她的注意力就会回到正事上来。 - Some Indians, too, fear their country could fritter away its democratic dividend.
一些印度人也担心，印度可能会浪费自己的人口红利。 - Whatever general good will exists for the union movement, this strike is likely to fritter it away.
一般存在什么善意工会运动，这次罢工可能犹疑带走。 - You will need your physical energy as the shift gets underway, so don't fritter it away it on unimportant activities.
你同样需要良好的身体状态去应对这正在进行中的转变，所以不要浪费时间在那些不重要的活动上。 - You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine.
仅仅又过了一天不是庆祝的理由，你的存在不是为了浪费宝贵的时光。