首页英语词典expendexpend的意思

expend怎么读？

expend

英 [ɪk'spend; ek-] 美[ɪk'spɛnd]

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近义词waste spend exhaust use consume up

vt. 花费；消耗；用光；耗尽

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词态变化

第三人称单数: expends;过去式: expended;过去分词: expended;现在分词: expending;

中文词源

expend 花费

ex-, 向外。-pend, 花销，词源同pound,spend.

英文词源

expend: expend: see spend
expend (v.): early 15c., from Latin expendere "pay out, weigh out money," from ex- "out" (see ex-) + pendere "to pay, weigh" (see pendant). Related: Expended; expending.

双语例句

1. 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.

2. 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。

3. 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。

4. 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。

5. Don't expend all your energy on such a useless job.: 不要把你的精力全花在这无益的工作上.