expend
vt. 花费,使用做某事 spend, use in doing sth
vt. 用光; 耗尽 use up
同义词
v. drop，spend，use
词汇辨析
cost，expend，spend，take
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。
参考例句
1. I expended energy,time,and care on my work.
我把精力、时间和心血花在工作上。
2. Even the effort that some people expend.
即使是一些人所花费的努力。
3. But President Bush said this would unreasonably expand the role of the government in health care.
但布什总统说这将使政府在健康护理方面的作用毫无道理地扩大。
参考例句
1.V-T To expend something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it. 花费; 消耗
例：Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.
孩子们耗能多，可能比成人需要更多高能量的食物。
常见用法
用作及物动词
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。
The soldiers expended all their ammunition in that fight.
士兵在那场战斗中用尽了所有的弹药。
I had expended much time on the work but they told me its 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。
vt. 花费,使用做某事 spend, use in doing sth
vt. 用光; 耗尽 use up
同义词
v. drop，spend，use
词汇辨析
cost，expend，spend，take
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。
参考例句
1. I expended energy,time,and care on my work.
我把精力、时间和心血花在工作上。
2. Even the effort that some people expend.
即使是一些人所花费的努力。
3. But President Bush said this would unreasonably expand the role of the government in health care.
但布什总统说这将使政府在健康护理方面的作用毫无道理地扩大。
参考例句
1.V-T To expend something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it. 花费; 消耗
例：Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.
孩子们耗能多，可能比成人需要更多高能量的食物。
常见用法
用作及物动词
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。
The soldiers expended all their ammunition in that fight.
士兵在那场战斗中用尽了所有的弹药。
I had expended much time on the work but they told me its 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。
