expend

expend

英 [ɪk'spend; ek-]
　　美 [ɪk'spɛnd]

vt. 花費；消耗；用光；耗盡

v.(動詞)expend的基本意思是“花費,使用(錢等)做某事”,其賓語可以是錢、時間、精力等,常與in或on連用。

中文詞源：

expend 花費

ex-, 向外。-pend, 花銷，詞源同pound,spend.

例句：

1. Don't expend all your time on such a useless job.
不要把時間消耗在這種無用的工作上.

2. Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.
孩子們消耗很多能量，可能比成年人需要更多高能量的食物。

3. If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat.
停止鍛煉會使肌肉萎縮、脂肪增加。同樣，如果花更多的精力鍛煉，就會減掉脂肪。

4. I think it is safe to say that very few students expend the effort to do quality work in school.
我認為可以肯定地說學校裡很少有學生肯為學好功課下功夫。

5. Don't expend all your energy on such a useless job.
不要把你的精力全花在這無益的工作上.