expend
消耗
常用释义
英音[ ɪkˈspend ]
美音[ ɪkˈspend ]
变形
第三人称单数:
expends
现在分词:
expending
过去式:
expended
过去分词:
expended
基本释义
- v. 花费，消耗，耗尽
例句
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1·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。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·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。
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3·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。
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4·Since 1914, scientists have known that birds flying in formation—a V-shape—expend less energy.自1914年以来，科学家们已经知道，以V字形队形飞行的鸟类消耗的能量更少。
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5·This is because of all the energy they expend to make the equipment to catch animals—the enzymes, the pumps, and so on.这是因为他们为制造捕获动物的设备而花费的所有能量——酶、泵等。
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6·Why does their behavior indicate more of a concern with how much energy they expend than with being exposed to predators?为什么它们的行为表明它们更关心的是消耗多少能量而不是担心暴露在捕食者面前呢？
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7·They do not want to expend energy in what, to them, is a lost cause.他们不想把精力投到他们认为注定不会成功的事中去。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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8·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。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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9·I think it is safe to say that very few students expend the effort to do quality work in school.我认为有把握这么说，几乎没有学生能在学校用心读书。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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10·For example, birds may expend more of their reserves on thermoregulation if they spend the night exposed to the wind on a song post than if they are in a sheltered roost site.例如，与在有遮挡的栖息地的鸟类相比，如果鸟类在风中露宿一晚，它们可能会更多地利用体温调节。
同根词
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expend