expend 英 [ɪkˈspend] 　 美 [ɪkˈspɛnd]

expend

expend　 英 [ɪkˈspend] 美 [ɪkˈspɛnd]

vt. 花费；消耗　

进行时:expending　 过去式:expended　 过去分词:expended　 第三人称单数:expends　

She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children.　她把所有精力都花在照顾家庭和孩子上。
Don't expend all your energy on such a useless job. 　不要把你的精力全花在这无益的工作上.

  • The verb expend means to use. If you expend all your energy raking the leaves, you may be too tired to play hockey afterwards. Better pace yourself — you'll never get all of the leaves on the ground, after all.
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  • vt. 花费；消耗

  • 1. She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children.

    她把所有精力都花在照顾家庭和孩子上。

  • 2. Don't expend all your energy on such a useless job.

    不要把你的精力全花在这无益的工作上.

  • 3. They expend all their strength in trying to climb out.

    他们费尽全力想爬出来.

  • expend (v.) early 15c., from Latin expendere "pay out, weigh out money," from ex "out, out of" (see ex-) + pendere "to hang, cause to hang; weigh; pay" (from PIE root *(s)pen- "to draw, stretch, spin"). Related: Expended; expending.
ex·pend / ɪkˈspend ; NAmE ɪkˈspend / verb expendsth (in/on sb) | expendsth (in/on/doing sth) ( formal) to use or spend a lot of time, money, energy, etc. 花费；消费；耗费 ◆ She expended all her efforts on the care of home and children. 她把所有精力都花在照顾家庭和孩子上。 expend expends expended expending ex·pend / ɪkˈspend ; NAmE ɪkˈspend /
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