spend

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want or need. 花 (錢)
By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money. 到那個假期結(jié)束時我已經(jīng)花光了我所有的錢。
Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products. 商人們花巨額資金爲(wèi)他們的産品做廣告。
2. V-T If you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it. 花 (時間、精力)
Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions. 工程師們花大量時間和精力開發(fā)出色的解決方案。
3. V-T If you spend a period of time in a place, you stay there for a period of time. 度過 (一段時間)
We spent the night in a hotel. 我們在一家賓館過了夜。

It may be fairly cheap to buy , but you've got to take into consideration the money you'll spend on repairs .
The number of staff we can take on will be determined by how much money we're allowed to spend.
I'm meant to be on an economy drive at the moment , so I'm trying not to spend too much.
We are duty bound to justify how we spend our funds .
The council has some spare cash which it proposes to spend on public amenities .

Students learning computer studies spend two days each week in a computer lab and four days in the classroom .
I have to spend three months of the year away from home - but there are compensations like the chance to meet new people .
They were condemned to spend the rest of their lives in prison .
It would be a crime to spend such a beautiful day indoors .
We would spend every meal time entreating the child to eat her vegetables .