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

• He expended a great deal of time in doing the work.
  他消耗大量的时间做这个工作。
• They had already expended six thousand dollars in advertisement.
  在广告上，他们已花费了6000美元。
• Costs expended on and revenue derived from transfers of technology during the year;
  年度技术转让成本和收益；
• We've already expended too much energy on this project.
  我们在这个项目上已经耗费了太多精力。
• 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。
• Many mathematicians have expended a great deal of effort trying to prove the conjecture.
  许多数学家们费了大量的努力试图证明这个猜想。
• The West has expended vast amounts of blood and treasure fighting wars.
  西方已经在战争中付出了大量的鲜血和金钱。
• 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。
• Time and political capital are expended pursuing trade policies irrelevant to most American companies.
  美国政府花费了大量时间和政治资本，去实行与大多数美国公司毫不相干的贸易政策。
• He expended much time in reading.
  他花费许多工夫读书。