How do you use "expend" in a sentence?

The department expended over twelve million pounds on consultancy fees during the last financial year. A considerable amount of energy was expended in negotiating the terms of the trade agreement. The prime minister was reluctant to expend political capital on a reform that had little public support.

expend

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意味: To use up or spend money, resources, time, or effort, especially in significant or carefully considered quantities.

花费或使用金钱、资源、时间或精力，尤其是数量可观或经过慎重考虑的。

Gastar o emplear dinero, recursos, tiempo o esfuerzo, especialmente en cantidades significativas o cuidadosamente sopesadas.

金銭、資源、時間、または労力を費やすこと。特に、相当な量を、あるいは慎重に検討した上で使う場合に用いる。

금전, 자원, 시간 또는 노력을 소비하거나 쓰는 것. 특히 상당한 양을 신중하게 고려하여 사용하는 경우에 쓰인다.

Expend is more formal than 'spend' and implies a purposeful allocation of resources. One expends energy on a project, expends funds on infrastructure, or expends political capital on an unpopular cause. The word often carries an implicit question of whether the expenditure is justified. The related noun 'expenditure' is ubiquitous in financial and government reporting. 'Expendable' (able to be sacrificed or used up) is a common derivative.

expend比'spend'更为正式，暗示资源的有目的分配。一个人在项目上expend energy（投入精力），在基础设施上expend funds（投入资金），或在不受欢迎的事业上expend political capital（消耗政治资本）。该词往往隐含着对支出是否合理的质疑。相关名词'expenditure'（支出）在财务和政府报告中无处不在。'expendable'（可牺牲的、可消耗的）是常见的派生词。

Expend es más formal que 'spend' e implica una asignación deliberada de recursos. Se expende energía en un proyecto, fondos en infraestructuras o capital político en una causa impopular. La palabra a menudo lleva implícita la cuestión de si el gasto está justificado. El sustantivo relacionado 'expenditure' (gasto) es omnipresente en los informes financieros y gubernamentales. 'Expendable' (prescindible, sacrificable) es un derivado común.

expendは'spend'よりもフォーマルで、資源の意図的な配分を含意する。プロジェクトにenergy（エネルギー）をexpendし、インフラにfunds（資金）をexpendし、不人気な政策にpolitical capital（政治的資本）をexpendする。この支出が正当化されるかという暗黙の問いかけを伴うことが多い。関連名詞の'expenditure'（支出）は財務・政府報告書で遍在する。'expendable'（犠牲にできる、消耗可能な）は一般的な派生語である。

Expend는 'spend'보다 격식적이며, 자원의 목적 있는 배분을 함축한다. 프로젝트에 에너지를 쏟고(expend energy), 인프라에 자금을 투입하며(expend funds), 인기 없는 대의를 위해 정치적 자본을 소모한다(expend political capital). 이 단어는 종종 그 지출이 정당한 것인지에 대한 암묵적 질문을 수반한다. 관련 명사 'expenditure(지출)'는 재정 및 정부 보고에서 도처에 쓰인다. 'Expendable(소모할 수 있는, 희생할 수 있는)'은 흔한 파생어이다.

例文

The department expended over twelve million pounds on consultancy fees during the last financial year.
该部门在上一财年在咨询费上花费了超过一千二百万英镑。
El departamento gastó más de doce millones de libras en honorarios de consultoría durante el último ejercicio fiscal.
同省は前会計年度にコンサルティング報酬として1,200万ポンド以上を費やした。
해당 부서는 지난 회계연도에 컨설팅 비용으로 1,200만 파운드 이상을 지출했다.
A considerable amount of energy was expended in negotiating the terms of the trade agreement.
在谈判贸易协定条款的过程中消耗了大量精力。
Se empleó una cantidad considerable de energía en negociar los términos del acuerdo comercial.
貿易協定の条件交渉にかなりのエネルギーが費やされた。
무역 협정의 조건을 협상하는 데 상당한 에너지가 소모되었다.
The prime minister was reluctant to expend political capital on a reform that had little public support.
首相不愿在一项缺乏公众支持的改革上消耗政治资本。
El primer ministro era reacio a gastar capital político en una reforma que contaba con escaso apoyo público.
首相は、国民の支持がほとんどない改革に政治的資本を費やすことに消極的だった。
총리는 국민의 지지가 거의 없는 개혁에 정치적 자본을 소모하는 것을 꺼렸다.

発音

使い方ガイド

場面: professional, politics, academic

トーン: neutral

起源と歴史

From Latin expendere (to weigh out, pay out), from ex- (out) + pendere (to weigh). Entered English in the 15th century. Related to 'expense,' 'expenditure,' and 'spend' (which derives from the same root via a shortened form).

文化的背景

Era: Modern

Generation: All ages

Social background: Universal

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