expend的过去分词 expend的过去分词是什么

1. 用（钱），花费，消费
2. 消耗，用尽，用光，耗尽
3. 【海】把（暂时不用的绳）绕在桅杆上

1. vt. 花费,使用(钱等)做某事 spend, use (money, etc.) in doing sth
2. vt. 用光; 耗尽 use up

1.花费;耗费
Toexpend something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it.

e.g. Childrenexpend 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。

1. Don't expend all your time on such a useless job.
   不要把时间消耗在这种无用的工作上。
2. The newly-married couple expended too much money on decorating their apartment.
   这对新婚夫妇把过多的钱花费在装饰他们的那套房间上。
3. They have already expended 12,000 dollars in advertisement.
   在广告上,他们已经花费了12000美元。
4. He expended all his strength in trying to climb out.
   他用尽全力,试图爬出来。
5. The enemy had expended all their ammunition.
   敌人已耗尽所有的弹药。

• The promoter had expended nearly $300,000 in securing the legislation.

  出自：L. Steffens

• He had expended much thought on the subject.

  出自：P. G. Wodehouse

• Freud expended much ink and energy trying to prove that artists are neurotics.

  出自：C. Rycroft

expend, spend

这两个词的意思相同,前者为较正式用词,强调所消耗的时间、金钱或精力等是巨大的。

cost，expend，spend，take，pay

这些动词均含“花费”之意。

cost指花费时间、金钱、劳力等。其主语是物，而不能由人充当，也不用被动形式。

expend较正式用词，通常指为某一专门目的而花费大量金钱、时间或精力。

spend普通用词，与cost基本同义，但主语必须是人。

take普通用词，指需要占用空间、时间或精力等，其主语可以是人，也可以是一件事情。

pay“付款、给……报酬”，它可作及物动词也可作不及物动词。pay常用于以下几种句型：①Sb．pay（s）sb．money意为“某人付款给另一个人或某人给另一个人多少报酬”。