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ex·pend AHD[ĭk-spĕndʹ] D.J.[ɪkˈspend]K.K.[ɪkˈspɛnd]v.tr.（及物动词）ex.pend.ed, ex.pend.ing, ex.pends - To lay out; spend:用钱；花费：expending tax revenues on government operations.See Synonyms at spend 把税收款用于政府运行上 参见 spend
- To use up; consume:用光；耗尽："Every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force"(George Meredith)“每一次努力看上去都耗尽了她的精神力量”(乔治·梅雷迪恩)
- Middle English expenden 中古英语 expenden
- from Latin expendere [to pay out] 源自 拉丁语 expendere [付钱]
- ex- [ex-] ex- [前缀，表“出自…”]
- pendere [to weigh] * see (s)pen- pendere [掂量] * 参见 (s)pen-
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