单词 | expend |
释义 | expend[ik'spend]vt. 花费, 消耗, 用光 expend ex.pend AHD: [¹k-spµnd“] D.J. [!k6spend]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 &b{spend} 把税收款用于政府运行上参见 spend2. To use up; consume:用光;耗尽:“Every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force”(&b{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- |
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