expend
美音:[ık´spend
]
英音:[ık´spend
]
vt.花费,消耗,支出,[海]把(暂时不用的绳)绕在杆上
难易程度:
expend为六级词汇
词形变化:
动词过去式:expended 过去分词:expended 现在分词:expending 第三人称单数:expends
词根
pend,pens＝to hang（悬挂）,to weigh（衡量）
近义词, 同义词
release let out send out dispatch exhale excrete secrete extravasate shed void evacuation emit extrude effuse spend expend squirt spurt spill exudeconsumption expenditure exhaustion dispersion leakage exudation loss wear and tear waste prodigality misuse
相关词
expend
/ɪk'spend; ɪk`spɛnd/
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (on/upon sth/doing sth) (fml 文)
1 spend, use (money, etc) in doing sth 花费, 使用（钱等）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.
2 use (sth) up; exhaust 用光（某物）; 耗尽
*expend all one's ammunition, stores, fuel 用尽所有的弹药、储备、燃料.
v [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (on/upon sth/doing sth) (fml 文)
1 spend, use (money, etc) in doing sth 花费, 使用（钱等）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.
2 use (sth) up; exhaust 用光（某物）; 耗尽
*expend all one's ammunition, stores, fuel 用尽所有的弹药、储备、燃料.
expend
v [T]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: expendere 'to weigh out, pay', from pendere 'to weigh']
to use or spend a lot of energy etc in order to do something
expend energy/effort/time/resources etc
People of different ages expend different amounts of energy.
Manufacturers have expended a lot of time and effort trying to improve computer security.
expend sth in/on (doing) sth
A great deal of time and money has been expended on creating a pleasant office atmosphere.
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: Latin;Origin: expendere 'to weigh out, pay', from pendere 'to weigh']
to use or spend a lot of energy etc in order to do something
expend energy/effort/time/resources etc
People of different ages expend different amounts of energy.
Manufacturers have expended a lot of time and effort trying to improve computer security.
expend sth in/on (doing) sth
A great deal of time and money has been expended on creating a pleasant office atmosphere.
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