| 单词 | spend |
| 释义 | spend v.tr. (past and past part. spent) 1. (usu. foll. by on) a (also absol.) pay out (money) in making a purchase etc. (spent {pound}5 on a new pen). b pay out (money) for a particular person's benefit or for the improvement of a thing (had to spend {pound}200 on the car). 2. a use or consume (time or energy) (shall spend no more effort; how do you spend your Sundays?). b (also refl.) use up; exhaust; wear out (their ammunition was all spent; his anger was soon spent; spent herself campaigning for justice). 3. tr. (as spent adj.) having lost its original force or strength; exhausted (the storm is spent; spent bullets). Phrases and idioms spending money pocket money. spend a penny Brit. colloq. urinate or defecate (from the coin-operated locks of public lavatories). Derivatives spendable adj. spender n. Etymology: OE spendan f. L expendere (see EXPEND): in ME perh. also f. obs. dispend f. OF despendre expend f. L dispendere: see DISPENSE |
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