verb🔗Share浪費する, 費やす(often with about, around, or away) 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."He can’t figure out how to finish the paper he’s writing, so he’s resorted to frittering with the fonts."彼は書いている論文をどう終わらせればいいのか分からず、フォントをいじって時間を浪費している。timeactionattitudecharacterfinanceeconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share焼結するTo sinter."Because the potter allowed the clay particles to dry unevenly, they frittered together during firing, creating a brittle sculpture. "陶工が粘土粒子を不均等に乾燥させたため、焼成中にそれらは焼結し、脆い彫刻を作り出した。materialprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share揚げるために小さく切るTo cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying."The chef carefully frittered the chicken before adding it to the stir-fry. "シェフは、炒め物に加える前に、鶏肉を揚げ物用に注意深く小さく切りました。foodChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share粉々にする, ばらばらにするTo break into small pieces or fragments."The old vase, already cracked, frittered into tiny shards when it fell from the shelf. "すでにひびが入っていた古い花瓶は、棚から落ちたとき、小さな破片に粉々になった。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
