vt.花费;消耗
He lived high and expended largely. 他生活讲究,花费很大。
He has expended much time and energy on that experiment. 他已经花费许多时间、金钱在那实验上。
I had expended much time on the work but they told me it's useless. 我花了很多时间在这件工作上,他们却告诉我说这是无用的。
expend的基本意思是“花费,使用(钱等)做某事”,其宾语可以是钱、时间、精力等,常与in或on连用。
n.开支;消耗
expenditures支出
expendableadj.可消耗的;可牺牲的
n.消耗品;牺牲品
expendedvt.花费;消耗
expendables消耗品
expendingvt.花费;消耗