my father paid 40 pounds for the desk. 我父亲花了40英磅买了这张书桌。
英语解释
动词 expend:
use up, consume fully同义词:use
pay out同义词:spend, drop
例句
The act of expending.花费花费的行为
He lived high and expended largely.他生活讲究,花费很大。
The soldiers expended all their ammunition in that fight.士兵在那场战斗中用尽了所有的弹药。
I had expended much time on the work but they told me it's useless.我花了很多时间在这件工作上,他们却告诉我说这是无用的。
详细解释
ex.pend v.tr.(及物动词)ex.pend.ed,ex.pend.ing,ex.pends To lay out; spend:用钱;花费:例句:expending tax revenues on government operations.See Synonyms at spend 把税收款用于政府运行上参见 spend To use up; consume:用光;耗尽:例句:.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) 来源:Middle English expenden 中古英语 expenden from Latin expendere [to pay out] 源自 拉丁语 expendere [付钱] ex- [ex-] ex- [前缀,表.出自….] pendere [to weigh] * see (s)pen- pendere [掂量] *参见 (s)pen-