ex
pend
第三人称
expends
现在进行时
expending
过去式
expended
过去完成时
expended
1
花费, 投资
to spend money for various purposes, such as acquiring goods, services, or assets
及物动词
- Businesses carefully plan and expend funds on marketing strategies to increase brand visibility.
企业精心规划并在营销策略上支出资金以提高品牌知名度。
- Individuals may expend their savings to purchase a new home or car.
个人可能会花费他们的储蓄来购买新房或新车。
- The government must prioritize how to expend public funds for the benefit of citizens.
政府必须优先考虑如何支出公共资金以造福公民。
- The company is currently expending funds to upgrade its technological infrastructure.
该公司目前正在支出资金升级其技术基础设施。
- Last month, the organization expended a significant portion of its budget on community outreach.
上个月，该组织将其预算的很大一部分花费在了社区外展上。
2
花费, 消耗
to consume or spend resources, energy, or time for a specific purpose
及物动词
- The company had to expend a significant amount of money to launch the new product.
公司不得不花费大量资金来推出新产品。
- She expended all her energy running the marathon.
她跑马拉松时耗费了所有的精力。
- They decided not to expend any more resources on the failing project.
他们决定不再在这个失败的项目上花费更多资源。
- He expended considerable effort to ensure the event was a success.
他花费了相当大的努力来确保活动成功。
- The soldiers were careful not to expend their limited ammunition unnecessarily.
士兵们小心不要不必要地消耗他们有限的弹药。
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