
英:/'spend/ 美:/'spend/
花费
过去式:spent 过去分词:spent 现在分词:spending 第三人称单数:spends 复数:spends
初中,高中,CET4,CET6,考研,商务英语
vt. 度过,消磨(时光);花费;浪费;用尽
vi. 花钱;用尽,耗尽
n. 预算
I spent numerous days in despair.
我在绝望中度过了无数天。
The whole spend exceeded our expectations.
整个花费超出了我们的预料。
I spent a fortune opening a shop.
我斥巨资开了个店。
She spent 100 yuan on a new dress.
她花100元买了一条新连衣裙
How long did you spend on your homework?
你做家庭作业用了多长时间
David didn't spend a lot of money shopping because everything was buy one get one free.
David买东西没花多少钱,因为都是买一送一。
I used to spend my summers volunteering at the local library.
以前暑假我在社区的图书馆做志愿者。
The amount you spend on a product sometimes determines the shipping costs.
你所购买的产品价值可能会影响运费。
You should spend a lot of time talking to your best prospects.
你应该花很多时间和你最好的潜在客户交谈。
She said they would prefer to spend money upgrading existing substandard housing.
她说她想花更多钱来改善现在低下的住房水平。
Sometimes when I spend too much time on the internet I start feeling a little scatterbrained and have to stop.
当我有时在网上花时间太多时,我就开始觉得注意力不集中,该停下了。
I want to spend less time playing computer games.
我想少玩点电脑。
You need to spend more time listening and less time talking.
你需要多听少说。
I’d like to spend more time learning English next year.
我想多花点时间学英语。
If you always spend more money than you have, you’ll be broke before you know it.
如果你总是花的比赚的多,那不知不觉你就身无分文了。
I spend too much time watching television.
我看电视花的时间太多。
Why can't you spend a few bucks on a coat?
为什么你不能花几美元买件外套呢?
I spend at least six hours a week marking.
我每周至少要花六个小时批改作业。
I could spend each day gorging on chocolate.
我可以将每一天都花在狂吃巧克力上。
They spend hours feeding on the ocean floor.
它们花几个小时在海底进食。
spend oneself
精疲力竭,耗尽精力
spend time
花时间;消磨时间
spend money
花钱;破费
spend on
在…方面花费
spend money on
花多少钱买某物
vt.|invested/lose/cost/last;度过,消磨(时光);花费;浪费;用尽
vi.|peter/consume;花钱;用尽,耗尽
n.|budget;预算
spend 是一个常用的及物动词,核心含义指花费(金钱、时间等),强调资源的消耗或使用过程。其具体用法和含义如下:
花费金钱
指为购买商品、服务或支付费用而付出金钱。
例句:She spends a lot of money on books every month.(她每月花很多钱买书。)
来源参考:牛津词典(Oxford Learner's Dictionaries)对“spend”的定义中明确包含“to give money to pay for goods, services, etc.”
耗费时间
指将时间用于特定活动或处于某种状态。
例句:He spent three hours writing the report.(他花了三小时写报告。)
来源参考:剑桥词典(Cambridge Dictionary)指出“spend”可表示“to use time doing something or being somewhere”
固定结构
例:They spent $500 on a new phone.
例:We spent the afternoon hiking.
引申含义
例:The project spent all his energy.(该项目耗尽了他的精力。)
例:They spent Christmas in Paris.
来源参考:柯林斯词典(Collins Dictionary)详细列出了“spend”的多种搭配及例句
“Spend”主语为人,强调主动花费;“cost”主语为物,指“使花费”。
例:The book cost me $20. → I spent $20 on the book.
“Expend”更正式,多用于资源、能量的消耗(如科研、军事语境)。
例:The army expended all its ammunition.(军队耗尽了弹药。)
来源参考:韦氏词典(Merriam-Webster)对比了“spend”与“expend”的语义差异
“Spend”的语义演变可追溯至古英语“spendan”,源自拉丁语“expendere”(称量、支付)。现代英语中,其核心始终围绕“资源的付出与消耗”。
来源参考:在线词源词典(Etymonline)
注:因未检索到可验证的网页链接,本文来源参考均标注权威词典名称。建议读者直接访问牛津词典、剑桥词典等官网获取详细释义及例句。
核心词义
"spend" 表示“花费(时间、金钱等)”,既可用作动词,也可作名词。
词源与变形
主语限定
常见句型
特殊用法
spend vs. cost
spend vs. take
spend vs. pay
错误搭配
文化差异
花时间
He spends most of his life drawing.(他一生大部分时间在绘画)
How do you spend your free time?(你如何度过闲暇?)
花金钱
Juventus spent £23m on new players.(尤文图斯队花费2300万英镑签新球员)
She has already spent all her money.(她已花光所有钱)
隐喻用法
The energy could be better spent taking action.(精力应用于更有价值的行动)
"spend" 是一个以人为主体的高频动词,核心含义为“主动消耗时间或金钱”。使用时应严格区分其与cost、take、pay 的主语和搭配差异。掌握其句型结构(如 spend...on 或 spend...doing)和隐喻用法,能更精准地表达消费与消耗的概念。
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