expenditure

英 [ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)]

美 [ɪkˈspendɪtʃər]

n.  花费; 消费; 费用; 开支; (精力、时间、材料等的)耗费，消耗

复数：expenditures　

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Collins.2 / BNC.1658 / COCA.5170

牛津词典

noun

• 花费；消费；费用；开支
  the act of spending or using money; an amount of money spent
  1. a reduction in public/government/military expenditure
     公共 / 政府 / 军费开支的削减
  2. plans to increase expenditure on health
     增加医疗保健开支的计划
  3. The budget provided for a total expenditure of £27 billion.
     预算案规定支出总额为270亿英镑。
• （精力、时间、材料等的）耗费，消耗
  the use of energy, time, materials, etc.
  1. the expenditure of emotion
     感情耗费
  2. This study represents a major expenditure of time and effort.
     这项研究意味着要耗费大量的时间和精力。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 花费;开销;支出
  Expenditureis the spending of money on something, or the money that is spent on something.
  1. Policies of tax reduction must lead to reduced public expenditure...
     减税政策必然导致公共支出的削减。
  2. They should cut their expenditure on defence...
     他们应该缩减国防开支。
  3. An expenditure for clothing will qualify as a trade or business expense.
     服装费将可算作贸易或商务开支。
• N-UNCOUNT （时间、精力等的）消耗，花费
  Expenditure ofsomething such as time or energy is the using of that thing for a particular purpose.
  1. The financial rewards justified the expenditure of effort.
     经济上的回报证明付出的努力是值得的。

英英释义

noun

• the act of consuming something
  Synonym:consumptionusing up
• the act of spending money for goods or services
  Synonym:expending
• money paid out
  Synonym:outgospendingoutlay

双语例句

• There have been cries of outrage about this expenditure
  这项开支遭到了一些人愤怒的指责。
• The financial rewards justified the expenditure of effort.
  经济上的回报证明付出的努力是值得的。
• The reckoning up of revenue and expenditure shows a small surplus.
  收支相抵，略有剩余。
• By comparison, expenditure on education increased last year.
  相比之下，去年教育经费增加了。
• It is questionable whether the expenditure on this project is really justified
  该项目的开支是否真的合理还未可知。
• The policy tried to check the exponential growth of public expenditure.
  该政策试图控制公共开支的迅猛增长。
• The monthly expenditure of our family is four hundred dollars altogether.
  我们一家的开销每月共计四百元。
• He balanced his budgets by rigid control over public expenditure.
  他通过严格控制公共开支保持预算平衡。
• The state does not collect enough revenue to cover its expenditure
  该国政府入不敷出。
• They should cut their expenditure on defence
  他们应该缩减国防开支。