
英:/'spend/ 美:/'spend/
花費
過去式:spent 過去分詞:spent 現在分詞:spending 第三人稱單數:spends 複數:spends
初中,高中,CET4,CET6,考研,商務英語
vt. 度過,消磨(時光);花費;浪費;用盡
vi. 花錢;用盡,耗盡
n. 預算
I spent numerous days in despair.
我在絕望中度過了無數天。
The whole spend exceeded our expectations.
整個花費超出了我們的預料。
I spent a fortune opening a shop.
我斥巨資開了個店。
She spent 100 yuan on a new dress.
她花100元買了一條新連衣裙
How long did you spend on your homework?
你做家庭作業用了多長時間
David didn't spend a lot of money shopping because everything was buy one get one free.
David買東西沒花多少錢,因為都是買一送一。
I used to spend my summers volunteering at the local library.
以前暑假我在社區的圖書館做志願者。
The amount you spend on a product sometimes determines the shipping costs.
你所購買的産品價值可能會影響運費。
You should spend a lot of time talking to your best prospects.
你應該花很多時間和你最好的潛在客戶交談。
She said they would prefer to spend money upgrading existing substandard housing.
她說她想花更多錢來改善現在低下的住房水平。
Sometimes when I spend too much time on the internet I start feeling a little scatterbrained and have to stop.
當我有時在網上花時間太多時,我就開始覺得注意力不集中,該停下了。
I want to spend less time playing computer games.
我想少玩點電腦。
You need to spend more time listening and less time talking.
你需要多聽少說。
I’d like to spend more time learning English next year.
我想多花點時間學英語。
If you always spend more money than you have, you’ll be broke before you know it.
如果你總是花的比賺的多,那不知不覺你就身無分文了。
I spend too much time watching television.
我看電視花的時間太多。
Why can't you spend a few bucks on a coat?
為什麼你不能花幾美元買件外套呢?
I spend at least six hours a week marking.
我每周至少要花六個小時批改作業。
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.
它們花幾個小時在海底進食。
spend oneself
精疲力竭,耗盡精力
spend time
花時間;消磨時間
spend money
花錢;破費
spend on
在…方面花費
spend money on
花多少錢買某物
vt.|invested/lose/cost/last;度過,消磨(時光);花費;浪費;用盡
vi.|peter/consume;花錢;用盡,耗盡
n.|budget;預算
spend 是一個常用的及物動詞,核心含義指花費(金錢、時間等),強調資源的消耗或使用過程。其具體用法和含義如下:
花費金錢
指為購買商品、服務或支付費用而付出金錢。
例句:She spends a lot of money on books every month.(她每月花很多錢買書。)
來源參考:牛津詞典(Oxford Learner's Dictionaries)對“spend”的定義中明确包含“to give money to pay for goods, services, etc.”
耗費時間
指将時間用于特定活動或處于某種狀态。
例句:He spent three hours writing the report.(他花了三小時寫報告。)
來源參考:劍橋詞典(Cambridge Dictionary)指出“spend”可表示“to use time doing something or being somewhere”
固定結構
例:They spent $500 on a new phone.
例:We spent the afternoon hiking.
引申含義
例:The project spent all his energy.(該項目耗盡了他的精力。)
例:They spent Christmas in Paris.
來源參考:柯林斯詞典(Collins Dictionary)詳細列出了“spend”的多種搭配及例句
“Spend”主語為人,強調主動花費;“cost”主語為物,指“使花費”。
例:The book cost me $20. → I spent $20 on the book.
“Expend”更正式,多用于資源、能量的消耗(如科研、軍事語境)。
例:The army expended all its ammunition.(軍隊耗盡了彈藥。)
來源參考:韋氏詞典(Merriam-Webster)對比了“spend”與“expend”的語義差異
“Spend”的語義演變可追溯至古英語“spendan”,源自拉丁語“expendere”(稱量、支付)。現代英語中,其核心始終圍繞“資源的付出與消耗”。
來源參考:線上詞源詞典(Etymonline)
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核心詞義
"spend" 表示“花費(時間、金錢等)”,既可用作動詞,也可作名詞。
詞源與變形
主語限定
常見句型
特殊用法
spend vs. cost
spend vs. take
spend vs. pay
錯誤搭配
文化差異
花時間
He spends most of his life drawing.(他一生大部分時間在繪畫)
How do you spend your free time?(你如何度過閑暇?)
花金錢
Juventus spent £23m on new players.(尤文圖斯隊花費2300萬英鎊籤新球員)
She has already spent all her money.(她已花光所有錢)
隱喻用法
The energy could be better spent taking action.(精力應用于更有價值的行動)
"spend" 是一個以人為主體的高頻動詞,核心含義為“主動消耗時間或金錢”。使用時應嚴格區分其與cost、take、pay 的主語和搭配差異。掌握其句型結構(如 spend...on 或 spend...doing)和隱喻用法,能更精準地表達消費與消耗的概念。
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