1. The ability to outspend American companies on development and production has been a big reason Japanese companies have made gains in the semi-conductor business. Now Intel plans to borrow a page from the Japanese by spending heavily through a recession to gain ground on weaker competitors.
   日本公司有能力在發(fā)展與生產(chǎn)方面，較美國公司投資為多，是他們在半導體方面占上風的一個主要原因。現(xiàn)在，英泰爾計劃在經(jīng)濟不景氣時大量投資以壓倒弱小競爭者。

out.spent

adj.（形容詞）
Completely exhausted.
徹底耗盡的，筋疲力竭的