spent [spent] verb past simple and past participle of ■spend [spent] adjective ■Something that is spent has been used so that it no longer has any power or effectiveness 用尽的;失效的•spent bullets/matches空弹/用过的火柴 •After several defeats in a row, people are starting to say that the team is a spent force.球队经历了一连串的失利之后,人们开始认为他们已雄风不再。 ■literary ■tired 疲惫的•We arrived home spent after our long journey.长途旅行之后,我们回到家时已疲惫不堪。 |