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

• The next is, never to anticipate uncertain profits by expending them before they are secured.
  第三条原则就是在无法预料的金钱到手之前，永远不要动用自己的存款。
• In this article we show that the contradiction of saving searching cost and the stimulation of expending searching cost is one of important factors of the evolution of market structure.
  本文试图说明，对搜寻费用的节约以及对搜寻费用支出的激励之间的矛盾将是决定市场竞争结构演进的重要因素之一。
• 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。
• A scientific researcher who is concurrently a teacher should get higher pay, because he is expending greater labour.
  假如科研人员兼任教师，待遇还应当提高一点，因为付出的劳动更多嘛。
• Subterranean data centers may keep computer equipment cool while expending less energy than conventional designs.
  地下数据中心的电脑设备可能会保持冷静，同时消耗更少的能源，比传统设计。
• Not giving or expending freely; sparing.
  节俭的，节省的不随便施舍或花费的；节俭的。
• And foreign investors will think twice before expending time and money in lengthy negotiations only to see state-sanctioned deals crumble before their eyes.
  而外国投资者在旷日持久的谈判上耗费时间和金钱，结果只是眼睁睁地看着政府批准的交易流产，他们今后会三思而行。
• 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。
• 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。
• Expending mental energy on stuff wastes time.
  花费心力在材料上是浪费时间。