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expend是什么意思

2024-01-02 21:36:17
expend
美[ɪkspend]  英[ɪkspend]
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
  近义词:consume,spend,use,conserve,reserve,

详细释义

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"

组词搭配

~+副词
  1. expend largely花费很大
  2. expend wisely花钱精明
~+介词
  1. expend energy〔money, time〕 in doing花费精力〔金钱,时间〕做某事
  2. expend time, effort and money on a project在一项目上花费时间、精力和金钱

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 its 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。

词语用法

v.(动词)
    expend的基本意思是“花费,使用(钱等)做某事”,其宾语可以是钱、时间、精力等,常与in或on连用。