| 释义 |
ex·pend /ɪkˈspend/ vt. | vi.
❶ vt.
1. 花费，消费(on, in)
expend much time (care) on one's work 把很多时间(心思)花在工作上
They expended all their strength in (或 on) trying to climb out. 他们竭尽全力试图爬出去。
Much thought had been expended, but little accomplished. 脑筋费了不少，但成就无几。
expend no more than a quarter of one's earnings in rent 在房租上花费不到收入的1/4 [表示花费金钱时， expend 不及 spend 常用]
2. 用光，耗尽
expend one's resources without stint 不吝惜地花光自己的财力
His grief expended itself in emptiness. 他的悲伤在无聊空虚中消失了。
3. 【海】把(暂时不用的绳)绕在桅杆上
❷ vi.
花钱
live high and expend largely 养尊处优挥金如土
[< L expendere to weigh out < pendere to weigh] |