英 [ɪkˈspend] 美 [ɪkˈspend]
v. 花费，消耗，耗尽
第三人称单数expends
现在分词expending
过去式expended
过去分词expended
expend /ɪkˈspɛnd/ CET6 TEM4 [ expending expended expends ]
及物动词 To expend something, especially energy, time, or money, means to use it or spend it. 花费; 消耗
Children expend a lot of energy and may need more high-energy food than adults.
孩子们耗能多，可能比成人需要更多高能量的食物。
花费；消耗；用光；耗尽-引用次数：3
消费
... expel v.摈除，开除，赶出 expend v.消费 expenditure n.支出，消费；经费 ...
... expeller 逐出者 expend 花费 expend 较正式用词，通常指为某一专门目的而花费大量金钱、时间或精力。 ...
... expend 花费；消耗；用光 bachelor 学士；单身汉 comparative 比较的；相当的；比较级；对手 ...
expend(耗费), 此释义来源于网络辞典。
expendable 可消费的；排出的；不重复使用的；可牺牲的
expenditure 支出，花费；经费，消费额
expendable 消耗品
If you give up exercise, your muscles shrink and fat increases. By the same token, if you expend more energy you will lose fat.
如果你放弃锻炼，肌肉就会萎缩，脂肪会增多。同样地，如果你消耗较多的体能，你就会减掉脂肪。
Growth, reproduction, and daily metabolism all require an organism to expend energy.
生长、繁殖和日常的新陈代谢都需要有机体来消耗能量。
Extreme athletes expend lots of energy breaking down and repairing and building muscles.
极限运动员消耗大量能量来分解、修复和塑造肌肉。
"The blunt reality is that there will be dwindling appetite and patience in the US Congress -- and in the American body politic writ large -- to expend increasingly precious funds on behalf of nations that are apparently unwilling to devote the necessary resources or make the necessary changes to be serious and capable partners in their own defense."
VOA : special.2011.06.11
It doesn't have to expend as much energy, therefore, the majority in this case is right.
能量输出较少，因此，这一次，多数派是正确的。
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The reversible process is going to be colder because it has to expend more energy.
可逆过程降温更多,因为输出的能量更多。
热力学与动力学课程节选 : 麻省理工公开课
Greater accountability, more expeditious decision-making and improved risk-benefit balancing would expend resources more efficiently.
FORBES: Sequester Or No Sequester, Federal Agencies Could Spend Less
The energy that male fish expend on courtship comes at the expense of their semen.
ECONOMIST: Males can take many routes to reproductive success
You know, without direction by the State as to how they should expend their efforts.