expended

英 [ɪkˈspendɪd]

美 [ɪkˈspendɪd]

v.  花费; 消费; 耗费
expend的过去分词和过去式

COCA.44437

柯林斯词典

• VERB 花费;耗费
  Toexpendsomething, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• The enemy had expended all their ammunition.
  敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。
• He expended a great deal of time in doing the work.
  他消耗大量的时间做这个工作。
• He has expended a large sum on his car.
  他在车身上花了一大笔钱。
• Electrical energy expended by lamp converts into heat and light.
  电灯所消耗的电能一部分变成了热能，另一部分变成了光能。
• The newly-married couple expended too much money on decorating their apartment.
  这对新婚夫妇把过多的钱花费在装饰他们的那套房间上。
• He had expended much time and energy on that experiment.
  他已经花费了许多时间、金钱在那个实验上。
• When one considers all this it is striking to realize the energy expended.
  当你考虑所有这一切的时候，你会意识到这花费了多么惊人的能量。
• 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。
• The work obtainable equals that expended.
  可得到的功和所消耗的功相等。
• The whole of a man's income is expended in the purchase of services and of commodities.
  个人之全部所得，乃是用来购买劳役和商品的。