expend是什么意思？

expend

英[ɪkˈspend] 美[ɪkˈspɛnd]

• vt. 花费，耗尽，用光；

第三人称单数：expends;

过去式：expended;

过去分词：expended;

现在分词：expending;

例句

• Don't expend all your time on such a useless job. 不要把时间消耗在这种无用的工作上。
• I think it is safe to say that very few students expend the effort to do quality work in school. 我认为可以肯定地说学校里很少有学生肯为学好功课下功夫。
• If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat. 停止锻炼会使肌肉萎缩、脂肪增加。同样，如果花更多的精力锻炼，就会减掉脂肪。
• I think it is safe to say that very few students expend the effort to do quality work in school... 我认为可以肯定地说学校里很少有学生肯为学好功课下功夫。
• Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults. 孩子们消耗很多能量，可能比成年人需要更多高能量的食物。

同义词

• vt.
  expend的同义词之：花费;用完
  waste, spend, exhaust, use, consume, up,
• expend的同义词之：其他释义
  shell, waste, up, exhaust, spend, use, consume,

同义词解析

• 以下这些动词均包含 "花费" 的意思
  cost：指花费时间、金钱、劳力等。其主语是物，而不能由人充当，也不用被动形式。
  expend：较正式用词，通常指为某一专门目的而花费大量金钱、时间或精力。
  spend：普通用词，与cost基本同义，但主语必须是人。
  take：普通用词，指需要占用空间、时间或精力等，其主语可以是人，也可以是一件事情。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  花费;耗费
  To expend something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it.
  例句
  Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults. 孩子们消耗很多能量，可能比成年人需要更多高能量的食物。

英汉词典释义

• vt.
  花费, 使用(钱等)做某事消费,耗费
  Don't expend all your time on such a useless job. 不要把时间消耗在这种无用的工作上。
  用光; 耗尽
  The enemy had expended all their ammunition. 敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。

英英词典释义

• Verb
  1. use up, consume fully;
  "The legislature expended its time on school questions"
  2. pay out;
  "spend money"