fritter
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(phr v) fritter sth away (on sth) waste (esp one's time or money) foolishly (on small useless things) (在无意义的小事上)愚蠢地浪费(尤指个人的时间或金钱)
fritter away time/energy 浪费时间[精力]
fritter away one's money on gambling 在赌博上挥霍公钱.
fritter n (usu in compounds 通常用以构成复合词) piece of fried batter, usu containing sliced fruit, meat, etc 油煎饼(通常有水果、 肉等的馅)
banana fritters 香蕉馅煎饼.
In times of peace, when business was bad, Hawkwood and his men would march into a city-state and, after burning down a few farms, would offer to go away protection money was paid to them.