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
- 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。 - 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。 - We cannot ask one dry region to give away the dregs of its resources so another part of the country can fritter it away on golf courses and swimming pools.
我们不能要求一个干旱地区让出自己微薄的资源，而让本国其他地区浪费在高尔夫球场和游泳池这样的设施上。 - 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。 - 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。 - "Pei-yao, I think you should keep an eye on your sister, and not let her fritter away her time as if she were still a child."
“佩瑶，你也总得把阿珊的事放在心上，不要由她每天像小孩子似的一味玩笑！” - 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。 - Why do you fritter your time and thought away on trivial things? The consensus-making process may take a long time.
你为何将时间和心思都耗费在琐碎的小事上。协议的进程费力耗时。 - Otherwise you simply free up time at work that you will then fritter away pointlessly.
否则，你就干脆处理工作上的事情，然后你在上班时就可以漫无目的地消磨。 - Fritter away one's time ( on playing cards)
浪费某人的时间（在玩纸牌戏上）