单词 | spend |
释义 | spend[spend]vt. 花费, 浪费, 度过, 消耗, 消磨vi. 花费, 用尽 spend spend AHD: [spµnd] D.J. [spend]K.K. [spWnd]v.(动词) spent[spµnt] spend.ing,spends v.tr.(及物动词)1. To use up or put out; expend:花(时间):用去或花去;花费:spent an hour each day exercising.每天花一小时练习2. To pay out (money).花钱3. To wear out; exhaust:疲倦;精疲力尽:The storm finally spent itself.风暴最后平息了4. To pass (time) in a specified manner or place:度过,消磨:以一种特定的方式或在某个特定地方度过(时间):spent their vacation in Paris.在巴黎度过他们的假期5. To throw away; squander:扔掉;浪费:spent all their creative resources on futile projects.将他们所有的创造力浪费在无益的项目上6. To give up (one's time or efforts, for example) to a cause; sacrifice.献出(生命等):(例如将时间或精力)奉献给一项事业;牺牲v.intr.(不及物动词)1. To pay out or expend money.花费,花钱2. To be exhausted or consumed.用完,耗尽语源:1. Middle English spenden 中古英语 spenden 2. partly from Old English -spendan from Latin expend¶re [to expend] * see expend 部分源自 古英语 -spendan 源自 拉丁语 expend¶re [花费] *参见 expend3. and partly from Old French despendre [to weigh out] * see dispense 并且部分源自 古法语 despendre [称出] *参见 dispense继承用法:spend“able adj.(形容词)spend“er n.(名词)参考词汇:1. spend,disburse,expend2. The central meaning shared by these verbs is “to pay or give out money or an equivalent in return for something”: 这些动词所共有的中心意思是“为得到某样东西而支付金钱或其他等价物”: expending energy on a project. &b{save} 在某一项目上花费精力 save spend- 派生:1. Important derivatives are: sponsor,spouse,respond重要派生词为: sponsor,spouse,respond2. To make an offering, perform a rite, hence to engage oneself by a ritual act.供奉, 举行仪式, 在此意为使某人从事宗教仪式活动.3. O-grade from*spond- . 源自*spond- 的O级. 4. Suffixed form*spond-eyo- . sponsor , spouse ; despond , espouse , respond , from Latin spond¶re , to make a solemn promise, pledge, betroth. 添加后缀的形式*spond-eyo- . sponsor , spouse ; despond , espouse , respond , 源自 拉丁语 spond¶re , 立下庄重的誓言, 誓约, 订婚. 5. Suffixed form*spond-³ . spondee , from Greek spond¶ , libation, offering. 添加后缀的形式*spond-³ . spondee , 源自 希腊语 spond¶ , 奠酒, 奉献物. 语源:Pokornyspend- 989. 波科尔尼spend- 989. |
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