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

• I have to adjust my expenditure to my income.
  我必须量入为出。
• Money was plentiful, and rarely did anyone seem very bothered about levels of expenditure
  有足够的钱，似乎很难见到有人为花费而烦心。
• Record every expenditure you make.
  记下你的每一笔花销。
• They should cut their expenditure on defence
  他们应该缩减国防开支。
• There have been cries of outrage about this expenditure
  这项开支遭到了一些人愤怒的指责。
• Income and expenditure roughly balance.
  收支大体平衡。
• For the economy to be in equilibrium, income must equal expenditure.
  经济要达到平衡，收支必须均衡。
• Government expenditure is financed by taxation and by borrowing.
  政府开支依靠征税款和借贷来维持。
• 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。