音标:[spend] ; 柯林斯词典等级:5 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
vt. 花费, 浪费, 度过, 消耗, 消磨
vi. 花费, 用尽
v. pass time in a specific way
v. pay out
v. spend completely
词型变化:过去分词 : spent ; 过去式 : spent ; 现在分词 : spending ; 第三人称单数 : spends ; 名词复数形式 : spends
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词性分布:
动词100%

spend的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. The average spend on higher education was 55 pounds per head.用于高等教育的平均支出是每人55英镑。
  2. The new law will put a lid on government spend.新法律将限制政府开支。
用作动词(v.)
  1. The time I spend in commuting every day adds up to three hours.我每天上下班乘车花费的时间加起来有3个小时。
  2. You really shouldn't spend so much effort on it.你真不该在这件事上花费这么大的精力。
  3. We should not spend our fortune.我们不能浪费钱财。
  4. How do you spend your spare time?你业余时间怎么打发?
  5. Cowboys spend most of their time out of doors.牛仔大部分时间都是在户外度过的。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作不及物动词S+~(+A)
  1. She would rather spend than save.她有钱宁愿花掉,不肯积蓄。
  2. He is always spending.他挥霍成性。
  3. Don't spend without the thought of the next day.花钱不要只顾眼前而不想明天。
  4. I have no skill to make money spend well.我没有本事把钱花得很恰当。
  5. Candles spend fast in draught.风中之烛燃得快。
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. He has spent all his money.他把所有的钱都花光了。
  2. A worker spends 3 to 5 percent of his monthly pay for rent.一个工人用每月工资的3%至5%来交房租。
  3. She spent a sleepless night.她度过了一个不眠之夜。
  4. Where will you spend your holidays?你去哪儿度假?
  5. He spent his childhood and youth in Shanghai.他的童年和青年时代是在上海度过的。
  6. Most of us spend great part of our lives at our jobs.我们多数人的大半生都是在工作中度过的。
  7. He spent himself in the service of humanity.他耗尽了毕生的精力为人类服务。
  8. Their hatred finally spent itself.他们的仇恨最终消解了。
  9. His enthusiasm gradually spent itself.他的热情逐渐减少了。
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  11. His strength was spent.他的力气用完了。
  12. I was completely spent after two months of hard labor.两个月的繁重劳动使我完全疲惫不堪。
  13. They went on firing until all their ammunition was spent.他们继续射击,直到子弹打完为止。
S+~+ n./pron. +to- v
  1. The government spent a lot of money to help make this land better.政府花了大量的钱来帮助改良土地。
  2. He spent much time to catch up with his classmates.他为了赶上同学花了很多时间。
  3. The city alone has spent more than two hundred million dollars to fight water and air pollution.单就消除水和空气的污染来说,这个城市就已花了二亿多美元。
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  5. One-tenth of his earnings every year is spent to subscribe to newspapers and journals.他每年收入的十分之一都用于订阅报刊。
  6. Many people suggest that more money be spent to develop education.许多人建议要把更多的钱用于发展教育。
其他S+~+ n./pron. + adj.
  1. He had spent most of that day asleep.那天的大部分时间他都睡过去了。
S+~+ n./pron. + v -ed
  1. The sick man spent two months imprisoned in bed.病人两个月卧床不起。
  2. He spent the whole day locked in the hotel room with the shades drawn.他整天都关在窗帘紧闭的旅馆房间里。
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  4. It is pitiful to see that the life of an animal in the zoo is spent locked in an iron cage.看到动物园里的动物一生都关在铁笼子里真是令人可怜。

常用短语

用作动词(v.)
spend for (v.+prep.)
    为…花费… use (an amount of money) to pay for (sth)spend sth for sth/v-ing

    Her husband spent thousand yuan for a second-hand computer.

    她的丈夫花了1000元买了一台二手电脑。

    His wife spends a lot of money for her dresses every month.

    他的妻子每月花很多钱买衣服。

    He spends his spare time for visiting workers.

    他空余时间都用来探望工人。

spend in (v.+prep.)
    在…上花费 use up or consume sthspend sth (in) sth/v-ing

    I spent a week in Spain this summer.

    今年夏季我在西班牙度过了一星期。

    They will spend three years in prison.

    他们要在监狱里关三年。

    She spent three hours in watching TV.

    她看电视耗掉了三个小时。

    I spent my holidays in travelling in Scotland.

    我的假期是在苏格兰旅游中度过的。

    He spent a pleasant hour in talking with friends.

    他在和朋友交谈中愉快地度过了一小时。

    She spent a good deal of time going over your paper.

    她花了许多时间看你的论文。

    They spent the rest of the morning wandering in the streets.

    他们早上剩下的时间都用来逛街了。

    He spent his life writing the book.

    他用一辈子写这本书。

    He spent a pleasant hour talking with friends.

    他跟朋友们交谈,愉快地度过了一个钟头。

    Don't spend your money in gambling.

    别把钱花在赌博上。

    A week may be spent in seeing the interesting sights of the city.

    可以花一周的时间游览该城的名胜。

    The day before his departure was spent packing his luggage.

    他离开的前一天都用来打点行李。

spend on (v.+prep.)
    把…花在… use sth for sth/sbspend sth on sth/v-ing

    He doesn't spend much time on his homework.

    他花在做作业上的时间不多。

    She spent half her salary on clothing.

    她把工资的一半用于买衣服。

    She spent a great deal of money on a new car.

    她花了许多钱去买一辆新车。

    He spends his part of the money he made from selling newspapers on chemicals for his experiments.

    他把卖报赚来的钱的一部分买做实验用的化学药品。

    He spends pages on it in his book.

    他在他的书中花了些篇幅来阐述这件事。

    This student seems to have spent much effort on his piece of writing.

    这学生似乎在这篇文章上花的功夫很大。

    He spends a lot of money on entertaining friends.

    他把许多钱花在款待朋友上。

    He has spent a small fortune on improving his property.

    他花了一大笔钱来改善他的房产。

spend up (v.+adv.)
    把钱花光 have no money leftbe spent up

    I can't afford a ticket,I'm spent up.

    我把钱花光了,没钱买票了。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • spend a weekend度周末
  • spend money花钱
  • spend one's childhood度过童年
  • spend one's life度过一生
  • spend one's resources用尽聪明才智
  • spend one's spare time度过业余时间
  • spend oneself筋疲力尽
  • spend summer vacation度暑假
  • spend the hour idly混时间
  • spend the last years of one's life度晚年
  • spend the rest of one's life度过余生
  • spend the Spring Festival过春节
  • spend the winter过冬
  • spend thought用脑筋
  • spend time花时间
~+副词
  • spend abroad在国外度过
  • spend fast过得快
  • spend soon很快消耗
  • spend amicably友好地度过
  • spend artfully有品味地花费
  • spend cautiously小心地花钱
  • spend constantly不断地花费
  • spend efficiently花钱富有成效
  • spend energetically精力旺盛地度过
  • spend enjoyably快乐地花钱
  • spend fondly盲目地花钱
  • spend foolishly愚蠢地花钱
  • spend freely随意地花钱
  • spend generously慷慨地花钱
  • spend gloomily忧伤地度过
  • spend greedily贪婪地花费
  • spend honestly真正地花钱
  • spend idly空闲地度日
  • spend impatiently不耐烦地度过
  • spend indiscreetly轻率地花钱
  • spend judiciously审慎地花费
  • spend languidly懒散地度过
  • spend lavishly大手大脚地花钱
  • spend logically合理地花钱
  • spend luxuriously豪华地度过
  • spend moderately适度地花费
  • spend occasionally偶尔花费
  • spend passively消极度过
  • spend pleasantly高兴地花钱
  • spend probably适当地花费
  • spend profusely大量地花钱
  • spend rashly轻率地花钱
  • spend reasonably明智地花钱
  • spend reluctantly勉强度过
  • spend spiritually精神上花费
  • spend systematically有规律地度过
  • spend unnecessarily不必要地花钱
  • spend unreasonably不合理地花钱
  • spend up把钱花光
~+介词
  • spend for为…而花费
  • spend 8000 dollars for a new car花八千美元买一辆新车
  • spend most of one's salaries for clothes把大部分薪水花在买衣服上
  • spend in把…花费在,把…用于
  • spend five years in accomplishing the project花五年时间完成这项工程
  • spend on在…上花费
  • spend seven days on the job在这项工作上花费了七天时间

经典引文

  • Magee spent his wealth for more power.

    出自:L. Steffens
  • He spends his money like water.

    出自:S. Delaney
  • I spent..half my wages on nude magazines.

    出自:M. Amis
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