核心差别
expended 强调expended 是 expend 的过去式和过去分词,consumed 则侧重形容完全被某种情感、想法或活动占据
使用场景对比
| 对比方面 | expended | consumed |
|---|---|---|
| 核心含义 | expended 是 expend 的过去式和过去分词,表示花费(金钱、时间或资源)或耗尽某物。 | 形容完全被某种情感、想法或活动占据,处于极度专注或沉迷的状态。 |
| 词性 | 形容词 | 形容词 |
| 使用语域 | 常用于被动语态或完成时态,强调动作已完成,如 'have expended' 或 'was expended'。 | 通常用作表语形容词,后接介词“with”或“by”引出原因,表示被某种事物深深吸引或困扰。 |
对比例句
I expended all my savings on that new phone.
我把所有积蓄都花在了那部新手机上。
She expended a lot of energy cleaning the house yesterday.
她昨天打扫房子耗费了很多精力。
She was consumed with jealousy when she saw her friend's new car.
当她看到朋友的新车时,心中充满了嫉妒。
He became consumed by video games and neglected his studies.
他沉迷于电子游戏,荒废了学业。
常见误用提醒
使用 expended:I expended my money to buy a book. → I spent my money on a book. (在口语或非正式语境中,'spent' 更常用;'expended' 通常用于更正式或强调资源耗尽的场合,搭配 'on' 而非 'to'。)
使用 expended:He expended all his time for studying. → He expended all his time on studying. ('expended' 后应接 'on' 表示花费在某个活动上,而不是 'for',这是介词搭配错误。)
使用 consumed:He is consumed about his job. → He is consumed by his job. (“consumed”后通常接“with”或“by”,而不是“about”。“about”用于表示关于某事的普通兴趣,而“consumed”强调完全占据的状态。)