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

You will be expending a lot of energy, though, so you may want to find regular ways to dispel tension.
然而，你将会花费大量的精力，所以你可能会想要找出一个有规律的方法来缓解压力。
The conversion of cellulose wastes to animal feed and human food is an intriguing prospect for limiting environmental pollution and for feeding the world 'expending population.
对于控制环境污染和供应增长着的世界人口的食品来说，将纤维素废料转化为动物饲料和人类食物有着诱人的前景。
Research on the City Water Expending Pricing Model based on the Water Security Idea
水安全思想约束下的城市水消费定价模式研究
BUT I argued that I was expending my talent overseas.
我反驳我是在国外展现我的才能。
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。
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。
They involved heavy sacrifices by the Greek people, battling a public administration clearly inadequate for the task; and expending of political capital by a government pitted against a populist opposition.
其中包含着希腊民众做出的重大牺牲，与明显不能胜任此项任务的公共管理部门相较；而与走民粹主义路线的反对派对垒的政府则耗费了政治资本。
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。