詞語:expend
expend是什麼意思
簡明英漢詞典
expend
[iks5pend]
vt.
花費, 消耗, 支出, [海]把(暫時不用的繩)繞在桿上
美國傳統詞典[雙解]
expend
ex.pend
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D.J.[ik6spend]
K.K.[!k6spWnd]
v.tr.(及物動詞)
ex.pend.ed, ex.pend.ing, ex.pends
(1)To lay out; spend:
用錢;花費:
expending tax revenues on government operations.See Synonyms at spend
把稅收款用於政府運行上參見 spend
(2)To use up; consume:
用光;耗盡:
「Every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force」(George Meredith)
「每一次努力看上去都耗盡了她的精神力量」(喬治·梅雷迪恩)
語源
(1)Middle English expenden
中古英語 expenden
(2)from Latin expendere [to pay out]
源自 拉丁語 expendere [付錢]
(3)ex- [ex-]
ex- [前綴,表「出自…」]
(4)pendere [to weigh] * see (s)pen-
pendere [掂量] *參見 (s)pen-
現代英漢詞典
expend
[Ik5spend]
vt.
花費,使用(時間、心血等)
The enemy had expended all their ammunition.
敵人的彈藥已經消耗殆盡。
現代英漢綜合大辭典
expend
[iks5pend]
vt.
(1)花[消]費, 耗費掉, 耗盡
(2)【航海】把(暫時不用的繩)繞在桅桿上
They have expended all their ammunition.
他們把彈藥用光了。
詞性變化
expend
[iks5pend]
vi.
[罕]花錢
He lived high and expended largely.
他生活講究, 花費很大。
繼承用法
expender
n.
用法詞典
expend
源自拉丁語expendere稱出;付出
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