expenditure
US:/ɪkˈspendɪtʃər/
UK:/ɪkˈspendɪtʃə(r)/
n.:
开支；费用；消费；消耗
网络:
支出；花费；经费
Word forms: (复数) expenditures
Examples
1.
He also said he had yet to see the evidence any reduction in expenditure had been as drastic as predicted by some.
他并表示，未看到如部份人士预期般那麽剧烈的支出减低迹象。
2.
For the next financial year, the total resources allocated for social welfare, including non-CSSA related expenditure, will be increased.
在下一个财政年度，政府拨给社会福利工作的资源，包括综援以外的支出，总体上会有增加。
3.
This expenditure, very important, is to put into perspective with the cost of a military campaign of the time, much more expensive.
这项开支，很重要的，是投入的角度出发，一个军事行动的时间成本昂贵得多。
4.
The data came as a surprise, he said, highlighting the complexity of energy expenditure.
他说，然而事实的数据令人诧异，并且强调了能量消耗的复杂性。
5.
IMHO there is no way USA can get out of its present predicament except to raise new taxes or cutting expenditure including DEFENSE.
恕我直言，如果美国不开征新税或者削减防务支出，那美国将无法走出当前的困境。
6.
It is said to be adaptive and yet it involves the expenditure of much energy, often with no apparent pay-off.
这可以说是一种适应，但而这会花费大量的能量，而且经常会没有什么明显的回报。
7.
China's defense expenditure for this year will increase modestly and let me share with you the details of this.
中国今年的军费有所增加，具体情况我可以慢慢地向你道来。
8.
Then a careful calculation of the expenditure compelled him to think twice before he made the final decision.
然而仔细计算用度后，他在作出最后决定前有不得不重新考虑了。
9.
You might have to spend a little more to impress her with your gift, and that extra expenditure will surely be worth it.
你可能需要多花一点点来取悦她，当然了，这些开销都是值得的。
10.
Indeed, seeing that his expenditure was only one-fourth of his income, he might have been called a prosperous man.
因为他的进款，只用四分之一就够他用度了，所以他实在可以算得上是一个发财的人。