expend
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)
- 用（钱），花费，消费
- 消耗，用尽，用光，耗尽
- 【海】把（暂时不用的绳）绕在桅杆上
双解释义
v.(动词)
- vt. 花费,使用(钱等)做某事 spend, use (money, etc.) in doing sth
- vt. 用光; 耗尽 use up
英英释义
Verb
- use up, consume fully;
"The legislature expended its time on school questions"
- pay out;
"spend money"
组词搭配
～+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
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- He lived high and expended largely.他生活讲究，花费很大。
- 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。
- 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。
- 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。