expends; expended; expending
expends; expended; expending
Learner's definition of EXPEND
[+ object] formal
1
: to use or spend (something)花费;消费;耗费 -
You can only lose weight by expending [=using, using up] more calories than you take in.只有当消耗的卡路里比摄取的多时,你才能减肥。
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expend [=spend] funds花费资金
2
: to use (time, energy, effort, etc.) for a particular purpose花费(时间、能量、精力等) —
often + on —
sometimes followed by in + -ing verb有时接in+动词-ing形式