ex.pend

expend的音标和读音：
DJ音标发音： [ikˈspend]
KK音标发音： [ɪkˈspɛnd]

expend的词性：
v.tr.（及物动词）

1. To lay out; spend:
用钱；花费：

expending tax revenues on government operations.See Synonyms at spend
把税收款用于政府运行上参见 spend

2. To use up; consume:
用光；耗尽：

“Every effort seemed to expend her spirit's force”(George Meredith)
“每一次努力看上去都耗尽了她的精神力量”(乔治·梅雷迪恩)

expend的词源：

3. Middle English expenden
中古英语 expenden

4. from Latin expendere [to pay out]
源自 拉丁语 expendere [付钱]

5. ex- [ex-]
ex- [前缀，表“出自…”]

6. pendere [to weigh] * see (s)pen-
pendere [掂量] *参见 (s)pen-