expend

简明英汉词典

expend

[iks5pend]

vt.

花费, 消耗, 支出, [海]把(暂时不用的绳)绕在杆上

美国传统词典[双解]

expend

ex.pend

AHD:[1k-spμnd“]

D.J.[ik6spend]

K.K.[!k6spWnd]

v.tr.（及物动词）

ex.pend.ed， ex.pend.ing， ex.pends

(1)To lay out; spend:

用钱；花费：

expending tax revenues on government operations.See Synonyms at spend

把税收款用于政府运行上参见 spend

(2)To use up; consume:

用光；耗尽：

“Every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force”(George Meredith)

“每一次努力看上去都耗尽了她的精神力量”(乔治·梅雷迪恩)

语源

(1)Middle English expenden

中古英语 expenden

(2)from Latin expendere [to pay out]

源自 拉丁语 expendere [付钱]

(3)ex- [ex-]

ex- [前缀，表“出自…”]

(4)pendere [to weigh] * see (s)pen-

pendere [掂量] *参见 (s)pen-

现代英汉词典

expend

[Ik5spend]

vt.

花费，使用（时间、心血等）

The enemy had expended all their ammunition.

敌人的弹药已经消耗殆尽。

现代英汉综合大辞典

expend

[iks5pend]

vt.

(1)花[消]费, 耗费掉, 耗尽

(2)【航海】把(暂时不用的绳)绕在桅杆上

They have expended all their ammunition.

他们把弹药用光了。

词性变化

expend

[iks5pend]

vi.

[罕]花钱

He lived high and expended largely.

他生活讲究, 花费很大。

继承用法

expender

n.

用法词典

expend

源自拉丁语expendere称出；付出