spentBrE/spent/NAmE/spent/adjective[usually before noun]thathasbeenused, sothatitcannotbeusedagain用过已废的;失效的◆spentmatches用过的火柴(formal) verytired筋疲力尽的SYNexhausted◆Afterthegruellingtest, hefelttotallyspent. 紧张的考试过后,他感觉筋疲力尽了。●aˌspentˈforceapersonorgroupthatnolongerhasanypowerorinfluence威势不再的人(或集团);不再有影响力的人(或集团)➡ see alsospend