fritter away 浪费掉
waste time 浪费时间
squander money 挥霍金钱
spend hours 花费数小时
lose opportunity 失去机会
1. He frittered away his youth on video games.
他年轻时在电子游戏中虚度了光阴。
2. She felt her salary was frittered away on useless subscriptions.
她觉得自己的工资都被浪费在没用的订阅服务上了。
3. Don't fritter your energy on trivial arguments.
别把精力浪费在无谓的争吵上。
A: Why did we miss the early bird flight?
A：我们为什么错过了早班机？
B: Because the boss frittered an hour on a minor detail.
B：因为老板在一个小细节上浪费了一小时。
1) 无用地花费、挥霍（时间或金钱）
2) 胡乱挥霍、乱搞
3) 琐碎地消磨、虚度
1. 浪费掉的，挥霍的
e.g.
The company frittered away millions of dollars in ineffective advertising campaigns.
公司在不有效的广告活动中浪费了几百万美元。
adjective
1. Wasted or used carelessly, especially referring to time, money, or energy.