spending
- n.(政府或其他机构的)开支，支出，花销
- v.用，花(钱);花(时间);度过;花费，消耗，用尽(精力等)
- spend的现在分词
spendingThese are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.以上各词均指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费。
the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business指成本：
labour/production costs
人工 / 生产成本
rising costs
正在上涨的成本
the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization尤指政府或机构的开支、支出、花销：
public spending
公共开支
More spending on health was promised.
已承诺增加医疗开支。
( rather formal ) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费：
expenditure on education
教育费用
money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working which your employer will pay back to you later指个人或机构必需的开支、花费或报销的费用：
legal expenses
律师费
travel expenses
差旅费
the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later指必要的开支、费用：
The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.
最好的设备花费大，但这种开支很值得。
( BrE ) the regular costs that a person or business has, such as rent and electricity指个人或企业的经常性费用或开支，如房租、电费等
spending
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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。
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Has your spending on food increased?...
你在食品上的开支增加了吗？
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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。
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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。
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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)。
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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
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to spend a penny→ see:penny
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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。
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There has been some decrease in military spending this year .
今年的军费开支有所减少。
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How would you like to spend the rest of the day ?
后半天你打算怎么过？
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Obviously , we don 't want to spend too much money .
很明显，我们不想花太多的钱。
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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。
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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。
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This is as good a place as any to spend the night .
有这么个地方过夜就很好了。
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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。
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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。
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His argument was that public spending must be reduced .
他的论点是公共开支必须减缩。
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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。
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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。
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She 's been spending money like it 's going out of fashion .
她花钱一直大手大脚。
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Spending on health is half as much again as it was in 1998 .
卫生保健方面的开销比1998年增长了一半。
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Under the new regulations spending on office equipment will be strictly controlled .
根据新的规定，办公设备开支将受到严格控制。
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How to spend the money is for you to decide .
怎样花这笔钱由你决定。
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It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend .
它比我预计的消费高了一点。
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Spending has increased year on year .
与去年同期比较，开销增加了。
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All parties are promising to increase spending on health .
各政党都在许诺增加医疗开支。
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You should spend more time out of doors in the fresh air .
你应多花点时间在户外呼吸新鲜空气。
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The government has placed a cap on local council spending .
政府给地方议会的经费支出规定了最高限额。
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The report makes out a strong case for spending more money on hospitals .
报告充分阐明了增加医院经费的理由。
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I spend too much time watching television .
我看电视花的时间太多。
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The money had been earmarked for spending on new school buildings .
这笔款项已指定用于新校舍建设。
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You should spend more time out of doors .
你应多点到户外透透气。
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Public spending must be kept within reasonable bounds .
公共开支必须控制在合理的范围内。
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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。
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I spend most of my working day sitting at a desk .
我一天之中大部分工作时间都坐在办公桌旁。
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Schools are the latest victims of cuts in public spending .
学校是削减公共开支的最新的牺牲品。
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How do you spend your spare time ?
你在业余时间干什么？