spend
- v.花费;花(钱或时间);度过;消耗(精力等)
- n.(为某目的或某段时间内的)花销;开销
复数： spends 过去式： spent 现在分词： spending 过去分词： spent 第三人称单数： spends
spendverb
用，花（钱）
to give money to pay for goods, services, etc.
I've spent all my money already.
我已经把我的钱全都花完了。
She spent £100 on a new dress.
她花100英镑买了一条新连衣裙。
The company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.
公司花了几千英镑更新计算机系统。
花（时间）；度过
to use time for a particular purpose; to pass time
We spent the weekend in Paris.
我们在巴黎度过了周末。
How long did you spend on your homework?
你做家庭作业用了多长时间？
How do you spend your spare time?
你在业余时间干什么？
Most of her life was spent in caring for others.
她大半辈子的时间都用来照顾别人了。
I spend too much time watching television.
我看电视花的时间太多。
花费，消耗，用尽（精力等）
to use energy, effort, etc., especially until it has all been used
She spends too much effort on things that don't matter.
她在一些无关紧要的事情上花费精力太多。
people say ‘spend a penny’ to avoid saying ‘use the toilet’
noun
sing.（为某目的或某段时间内的）花销，花费，开销
the amount of money spent for a particular purpose or over a particular length of time
The average spend at the cafe is £10 a head.
在咖啡馆的人均消费是10英镑。
These words all mean to give money to pay for goods or services.以上各词均含用钱、花钱之义。
to give money to pay for goods or services 指用钱、花钱：
She spent £100 on a new dress.
她花100英镑买了一条新连衣裙。
(of an organization or a government) to spend money on sth in order to make it better or more successful 指（机构或政府）投资：
The government has invested heavily in public transport.
政府已对公共交通投入了大量资金。
to pay a lot of money for sth or to sb 指为某事或向某人付巨款：
The company pays out a large share of its profits in dividends.
该公司将很大一部分利润用作红利。
( rather informal ) to pay all the money that you owe to sb, especially when you do not want to or when the payment is late 指总算付清全部欠款：
I had a hard time getting him to pay up.
我好不容易让他还清了全部欠款。
( informal ) to pay or give money unwillingly 指勉强付出或交出（钱）：
She finally coughed up the money she owed.
她最终勉强归还了她的欠款。
You can cough up money that you or sb else owes. You cannot pay up for sb else's debts, only your own. Pay up does not take an object. |
( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth, especially unwillingly 尤指不情愿地大量花钱、大把掏钱：
We've forked out a small fortune on home improvements over the years.
这些年来我们花了许多钱做房屋装修。
( informal ) to spend a lot of money on sth指大量花钱、大把掏钱
You fork out for sth more unwillingly than you shell out for sth. |
spend
-
1
VERB 花(钱);用(钱)
When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want.By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money...
到假期结束时，我已经花光了自己所有的钱。
-
Has your spending on food increased?...
你在食品上的开支增加了吗？
-
3
VERB 花费(时间或精力)
If you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it.Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions...
工程师们花费很多时间和精力来开发完美的解决方案。
-
4
VERB (在某处)度过(一段时间)
If you spend a period of time in a place, you stay there for a period of time.We spent the night in a hotel.
我们在一家旅馆过夜。
-
5
不要混淆 spend 和 pass。spend 表示花一段时间做某事或呆在某地，如：I spent three days cleaning our flat (我花了 3 天时间打扫我们的公寓)，a hotel where we could spend the night (可供我们过夜的旅馆)。如果在等待的过程中做某事消磨时间，可以说 pass the time，如：He had brought along a book to pass the time (他带了一本书来打发时间)。要表示一段时间过去了，可以用 pass，如：The first few days passed (头几天过去了)，The time seems to have passed so quickly (时间似乎过得很快)。
D -
6
N-COUNT 开支;费用
The spend on a particular thing is the amount of money that is spent on it, or will be spent....the marketing and advertising spend.
营销和广告开支
-
7
to spend a penny→ see:penny
-
Stores spend more and more on crime prevention every year .
商店每年在防止犯罪方面的花费越来越多。
-
Parents spend an average of $ 220 a year on toys .
父母为孩子买玩具的花费每年平均为220元。
-
I spent what little time I had with my family .
我仅有的一点儿时间都和家人在一起度过了。
-
The money could be better spent on more urgent cases .
这笔钱用于较紧迫的事情也许会好些。
-
I spent most time on the first question .
我在第一个问题上花的时间最多。
-
She spent most of her working life as a teacher .
她一生中大部分工作时间都当教师。
-
How would you like to spend the rest of the day ?
后半天你打算怎么过？
-
The early part of her life was spent in Paris .
她年轻时生活在巴黎。
-
The government is determined to check the growth of public spending .
政府决心要控制公共开支的增长。
-
Obviously , we don 't want to spend too much money .
很明显，我们不想花太多的钱。
-
I spend a lot of my time on administrative duties .
我在行政管理事务上花了大量时间。
-
We spent a good while looking for the house .
我们花了好长时间找这房子。
-
The time we spent together is now a distant memory .
我们一起度过的时光现已成为久远的记忆。
-
There has been some decrease in military spending this year .
今年的军费开支有所减少。
-
Your department spent more last year than all the others put together .
去年，你们部门的开支比其他所有部门合起来都多。
-
The government has set strict limits on public spending this year .
今年，政府对公共开支规定了严格的限额。
-
The money could be more usefully spent on new equipment .
这笔钱用来购置新设备可能会更有价值。
-
He spent much of his career in public office .
他的事业生涯中大部分时间从事政府工作。
-
This is as good a place as any to spend the night .
有这么个地方过夜就很好了。
-
My time spent in the library was very productive .
我花在图书馆的时间很有收获。
-
She spends two hours a day getting to work and back again .
她每天上班来回要花两小时。
-
They 've spent a lot of money on home improvements .
他们花了很多钱装修家居。
-
I 've been planning how I 'm going to spend the day .
我一直在筹划怎样度过这一天。
-
I 've spent the whole day running around after the kids .
我这一整天都跟在孩子们后面跑来跑去。
-
His argument was that public spending must be reduced .
他的论点是公共开支必须减缩。
-
We should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone .
我们应该把这笔钱花在大家都能得益的事上。
-
It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money .
期望人们花那么多的钱是不实际的。
-
She 's been spending money like it 's going out of fashion .
她花钱一直大手大脚。
-
We spent every last penny we had on the house .
我们把所有的钱都花在房子上了。
-
Can you remember how much money we spent ?
你能回忆起我们花了多少钱吗？
普通用词，指花费金钱、时间、精力等，主语通常为人或机构，常用于 spend sth on sth/(in) doing sth 结构中。
She spent 600 dollars on the watch.
她买这块手表花了600美元。
I love to cook, but I don't feel like spending the energy to do it every day.
我喜欢烹饪，但不愿意每天都花精力去做。
Apart from school work, he spends his spare time (in) singing and angling.
除了做学校功课之外，业余时间他喜爱唱歌和钓鱼。
主语通常为事物，可后接双宾语，通常不用被动语态。
The new house cost me a lot of money.
新房子花了我好多钱。
His error will cost him points on the test.
他的失误会使他在测验中丢分。
Dangerous driving could cost you your life.
开车不注意安全会有生命危险。
主语可以是人，也可以是事物，通常以 it 作形式主语，可后接双宾语。
It took me an hour to come here.
到这里来花了我一个小时。
It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.
也许要花很长时间才能找到解决该问题的办法。
The alterations to your coat will take a week or so.
改你的外套需要一个星期左右。
He took half an hour to solve the riddle.
他用了半个小时猜出谜底。
- 词语搭配
- 习语