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单词 spent
释义 spent
\ˈspent\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English, from past participle of spenden to spend — more at spend
1.
 a. : used up : consumed, expended
  < the smell of spent powder — R.H.Newman >
  < the air, breathed many times and spent — Edna S. V. Millay >
 b. : exhausted of active or effective quality or components
  < spent fuller's earth >
  < spent tanbark >
  < spent grain >
2. : drained of energy or vitality : worn out : exhausted
 < saw him come creeping home at dawn, panting and spent — Pearl Buck >
 < two spent old women — Edith Wharton >
3. : exhausted of spawn or sperm — used especially of fishes or of insects that have laid all their eggs; compare ripe
4. of an artificial fly : tied to imitate the drooping wings of a natural insect that has dropped its eggs or is exhausted
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