expend

英 [ɪk'spend] 美 [ɪk'spend]

• vt. 花费；消耗

过去式: expended 过去分词: expended 现在分词: expending 第三人称单数: expends

expend的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

详尽释义

v. (动词)

1. 用（钱），花费，消费
2. 消耗，用尽，用光，耗尽
3. 【海】把（暂时不用的绳）绕在桅杆上

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. 花费,使用(钱等)做某事 spend, use (money, etc.) in doing sth
2. vt. 用光; 耗尽 use up

英英释义

Verb:

1. use up, consume fully;

   "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
   

2. pay out;

   "spend money"
   

expend的用法和样例：

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. He lived high and expended largely.
   他生活讲究，花费很大。
2. He has expended much time and energy on that experiment.
   他已经花费许多时间、金钱在那实验上。
3. The soldiers expended all their ammunition in that fight.
   士兵在那场战斗中用尽了所有的弹药。
4. I had expended much time on the work but they told me it's useless.
   我花了很多时间在这件工作上，他们却告诉我说这是无用的。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+副词

• expend largely 花费很大
• expend wisely 花钱精明

～+介词

• expend energy〔money, time〕 in doing 花费精力〔金钱,时间〕做某事
• expend time, effort and money on a project 在一项目上花费时间、精力和金钱

经典引文

• The promoter had expended nearly $300,000 in securing the legislation.

  出自： L. Steffens

• He had expended much thought on the subject.

  出自： P. G. Wodehouse

• Freud expended much ink and energy trying to prove that artists are neurotics.

  出自： C. Rycroft

expend的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

• consume
• spend
• use

【反义词】

• conserve
• reserve