spend

[US]/spend/
[UK]/spɛnd/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 花费;度过,消磨(时光);用尽;浪费
vi. 花钱;用尽,耗尽
n. 预算
Word Forms
过去式spent
过去分词spent
第三人称单数spends
现在分词spending
复数spends

Phrases & Collocations

spend money

花钱

spend time

花时间

spend wisely

明智地花费

spend on

在...上花费

spend oneself

精疲力竭,耗尽精力

spend money on

花多少钱买某物

spend time doing

花费时间做……

Example Sentences

to spend thoughtlessly

不假思索地消费

spend blood and treasure

牺牲生命和财产

to spend a night with the boys

和一伙男孩度过一个晚上

spend an additional two weeks

再花两个星期

spend all one's energies

竭尽全力

She will spend a week with the ballet.

她将与芭蕾舞团度过一个星期。

Consumer spending grew unchecked.

群众消费不受抑制地增长。

They spend an unreasonable amount of money on clothes.

他们花在衣服上的钱太多了。

they have to spend a night camping in the bush.

他们必须在野外露营一个晚上。

the chief reason for the spending cuts.

削减开支的主要理由。

new spending on defence was to be frozen.

新的防务开支将被冻结。

an attempt to persuade a gullible public to spend their money.

说服轻信的公众去花钱的企图。

high spending councils will be penalized.

开销大的理事会将受到处罚。

had less time to spend with the family.

有较少时间和家人在一起

with no money to spend, the club are on skid row .

该俱乐部因无钱可用而陷于困境。

but some will spend, and some will spare.

一些人喜欢挥霍,但另一些人能省则省。

the average spend at the cafe is £10 a head.

在这家咖啡馆的平均消费约为每人10英镑。

George was spending money like water.

乔治挥金如土。

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