"expend" in Chinese (Traditional)

花費消耗

Definition

為特定目的使用或消耗時間、金錢、精力等資源。

比“spend”更正式或書面，常用於學術、商業和正式場合，指花費金錢、努力或資源。通常與“on”或“in”連用（如“expend effort on sth.”）。不要與“expand”（擴展）混淆。

We expended a lot of time preparing for the meeting.

我們為準備會議**花費**了很多時間。

The company expends money on employee training every year.

公司每年都在員工培訓上**花費**資金。

You should not expend so much energy on small things.

你不應該在小事上**花費**那麼多精力。

He expended all his effort trying to fix the old car.

他為修理那輛舊車**耗盡**了全部努力。

Don’t expend your resources unless it’s really worth it.

除非真的值得，否則不要**消耗**你的資源。

Sometimes, you have to expend more than you’d like to get the job done.

有時候，為了完成工作，你不得不**付出**比預期更多。