verb🔗Share浪费，虚度，消磨. (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."他不知道该怎么完成论文，所以就开始摆弄字体，浪费时间。timeactioneconomybusinessfinanceattitudeChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share烧结，熔结。 To sinter."The potter carefully controlled the kiln's temperature, slowly frittering the powdered glass to create a solid, colorful glaze. "陶工小心地控制着窑炉的温度，慢慢地烧结玻璃粉末，制作出坚固而色彩鲜艳的釉料。materialprocesssciencetechnicalChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share切碎, 炸碎。 To cut (meat etc.) into small pieces for frying."My grandmother is frittering the chicken into bite-sized pieces before she fries it for dinner. "奶奶正在把鸡肉切碎，准备炸成一口大小的肉块当晚餐。foodutensilactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share弄碎, 浪费. To break into small pieces or fragments."The energetic toddler was frittering the cracker into tiny crumbs all over the floor. "那个精力充沛的幼儿把饼干弄碎，弄得到处都是。actionprocessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
