"expend" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 花费
• 消耗

Definition

为特定目的使用或消耗时间、金钱、精力等资源。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

比“spend”更正式或书面，常用于学术、商务和正式场合，指花费金钱、努力或资源。通常搭配“on”或“in”（如“expend effort on sth.”）。不要与“expand”（扩展）混淆。

Examples

We expended a lot of time preparing for the meeting.

我们为准备会议**花费**了很多时间。

The company expends money on employee training every year.

公司每年都在员工培训上**花费**资金。

You should not expend so much energy on small things.

你不应该在小事上**花费**那么多精力。

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

他为修理那辆旧车**耗尽**了全部努力。

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

除非真的值得，否则不要**消耗**你的资源。

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

有时候，为了完成工作，你不得不**付出**比预期更多。