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fritter

C1 verb
us /ˈfɹɪtɚ/

fritter /ˈfɹɪtə(ɹ)/ nghĩa là lãng phí, phung phí

Các nghĩa

  1. lãng phí, phung phí

    To squander or waste time, money, or other resources; e.g. occupy oneself idly or without clear purpose, to tinker with an unimportant part of a project, to dally, sometimes as a form of procrastination.

    intransitive · often

    I was supposed to do work, but I frittered around all afternoon.

    He can’t figure out how to finish the paper he’s writing, so he’s resorted to frittering with the fonts.

    It is quite possible to fritter one's life away in answer to the endless calls of others.

  2. thiêu kết

    To sinter.

    transitive

  3. thái nhỏ để rán

    To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying.

    transitive

  4. bẻ vụn

    To break into small pieces or fragments.

    transitive

    Break all nerves, and fritter all their sense.

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