fritter away
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浪费, 挥霍
to slowly and carelessly waste or use up something, such as time, money, resources, or opportunities
- He tends to fritter away his weekends by watching TV and playing video games.
他倾向于通过看电视和玩电子游戏来浪费他的周末。
- It's easy to fritter an entire afternoon away scrolling through social media.
很容易浪费整个下午在社交媒体上滚动。
- Don't fritter away your savings on unnecessary expenses; save for the future.
不要在不必要的开支上浪费你的积蓄；为未来储蓄。
- She realized that she had frittered years away on a job she didn't enjoy.
她意识到自己在一份不喜欢的工作上浪费了多年时间。
- Frittering away our limited resources on trivial matters is not a wise strategy.
在琐事上浪费我们有限的资源不是明智的策略。