/ frɪts /
My phone is on the fritz again.
我的手机又出故障了。
The old heating system went on the fritz in the middle of winter, so we had to call a technician and stay with friends for a few nights.
老旧的供暖系统在隆冬时突然坏了,所以我们只好叫维修人员,还在朋友家住了几晚。
Fritz 源自德语男性名字,通常是 Friedrich 的昵称形式。英语里 on the fritz 这一口语短语在20世纪的美式英语中流行起来,用来形容机器“坏了/不灵了”,带有轻松、非正式的语气。