expending

英 [ɪkˈspendɪŋ]

美 [ɪkˈspendɪŋ]

v.  花费; 消费; 耗费
expend的现在分词

柯林斯词典

• VERB 花费;耗费
  Toexpendsomething, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it.
  1. Children expend 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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of spending money for goods or services
  Synonym:expenditure

双语例句

• Useless or profitless activity; using or expending or consuming thoughtlessly or carelessly.
  无益的活动；毫无节制的消费行为。
• It is Europe that traditionally wants such summits and dialogues and often has to beg China to get them, expending what little leverage it has on the process rather than on substance.
  欧洲一向希望举行这样的峰会和对话，为此常常不得不恳求中国，将微不足道的一点影响力耗费在过程、而非实质内容上。
• I really thought it would work, and possibly even save a lot of time and money over what we had been expending on similar projects in the past.
  我以为这种方法会奏效，甚至相比我们之前在类似项目上的投入，我认为这种方法可以节省大量时间和资金。
• They are expending enormous amounts of money; they have a huge diplomatic presence across the Pacific, she said.
  他们正在投入数额巨额资金，他们在整个太平洋地区建立了庞大的外交关系网，她表示。
• You will be expending a lot of energy, though, so you may want to find regular ways to dispel tension.
  然而，你将会花费大量的精力，所以你可能会想要找出一个有规律的方法来缓解压力。
• The conversion of cellulose wastes to animal feed and human food is an intriguing prospect for limiting environmental pollution and for feeding the world 'expending population.
  对于控制环境污染和供应增长着的世界人口的食品来说，将纤维素废料转化为动物饲料和人类食物有着诱人的前景。
• To Analyse Simply on the Effects of Fuel Oil Taxation for Private Cars Expending
  浅析燃油税的征收对私人轿车消费的影响
• Not giving or expending freely; sparing.
  节俭的，节省的不随便施舍或花费的；节俭的。
• Expending energy on a project.
  在某一项目上花费精力。
• While this doesn't hold true for every single situation, it's a good principle to keep in mind. There are probably some areas in your life where you're expending a lot of effort for negligible results.
  尽管这一原理不是在任何条件下都能成立的，但是的确值得你牢记，因为在你生活中的某些方面，你可能就花了大力气却只得到了微不足道的成果。