新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

spend

英 [spend]

[VERB]

词汇频率：

VERB. 动词

spends , spending , spent
1. [T 及物动词] 花（钱）
When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want or need.
双语例句
例：
By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money.
到那个假期结束时我已经花光了我所有的钱。
例：
Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products.
商人们花巨额资金为他们的产品做广告。
2. [T 及物动词] 花（时间、精力）
If you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it.
双语例句
例：
Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions.
工程师们花大量时间和精力来开发完美的解决方案。
3. [T 及物动词] 度过（一段时间）
If you spend a period of time in a place, you stay there for a period of time.
双语例句
例：
We spent the night in a hotel.
我们在一家宾馆过了夜。

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