词汇 | expenditure |
释义 | expenditure 1 ENTRIES FOUND: expenditure (noun) expenditure /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃɚ/ noun plural expenditures expenditure /ɪkˈspɛndɪtʃɚ/ noun plural expenditures Learner's definition of EXPENDITURE formal 1 a : an amount of money that is spent on something费用;开支 [count] Your income should exceed your expenditures. [=you should earn more money than you spend]你的收入应该超出你的支出。 an increase in military expenditures军费开支的增加 [noncount] an increase in military expenditure军费开支的增加 b : an amount of time, energy, effort, etc., that is used to do something(时间、能量、精力等的)消耗量,支出额 [count] vast expenditures of time and effort时间和精力的大量消耗 [noncount] The energy expenditure was significant.能量消耗巨大。 2 a [noncount] : the act of spending money投资;花费;消费 the expenditure of funds for the new school新学校资金的投入 b : the act of using something (such as time or effort) for a particular purpose(时间、精力等的)耗费,消耗 [noncount] greater expenditure of effort精力的更大的消耗 [count] The project will require an expenditure of effort on everyone's part.这一项目需要人人拿出干劲。 |
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