fritter 有两个常见含义：
/ˈfrɪtər/
Don't fritter away your time on social media.
不要把时间浪费在社交媒体上。
She realized she had frittered away her entire inheritance on trivial luxuries, leaving nothing for the future she had once carefully planned.
她意识到自己把全部遗产都挥霍在了无关紧要的奢侈品上，曾经精心规划的未来已所剩无几。
My grandmother makes the best apple fritters every autumn.
我祖母每年秋天都会做最好吃的苹果油炸饼。
The street vendor sold golden corn fritters that were crispy on the outside and soft on the inside, attracting a long line of eager customers.
街边小贩卖的金黄色玉米油炸饼外酥里嫩，吸引了一长队迫不及待的顾客。
作为动词，fritter 可能源自古英语或早期现代英语中的 fitter，意为"碎片"，暗示将整体拆分成碎片，逐渐消耗殆尽。作为名词，fritter 源自古法语 friture，意为"油炸食品"，最终追溯到拉丁语 frigere（油炸）。这两个含义虽然拼写相同，但词源不同，属于同形异源词。
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