expend
UK/ik'spend/US
IELTSGREC2
Definitions
v.
To use up money, energy, effort, or resources.
耗费、消耗金钱、精力或资源。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedTo expend is to pay or weigh something out until it is used.
Root pend still carries 32 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.expend energy消耗能量
- 2.expend resources耗费资源
- 3.expend effort投入努力
Example Sentences
- 1.
The team expended enormous effort on the launch.