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BNC: 424 COCA: 342
spend
spend spɛnd
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense spends, present participle spending, past tense , past participle spent
1 VERB 花(钱);用(钱) When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want. 花(钱);用(钱)

  • By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money. [VERB noun]

    到假期结束时，我已经花光了自己所有的钱。

  • Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products. [VERB noun verb-ing]

    商人们花费巨额资金为自己的商品做广告。

  • Juventus have spent £23m on new players. [V amount/n + on]

    尤文图斯队已经在新球员身上花了 2,300 万英镑。

  • The survey may cost at least £100 but is money well spent. [VERB-ed]

    该调查可能要花费至少 100 英镑，但这钱花得值。

SYN pay out, fork out [slang] , expend, lay out
spending

  • Has your spending on food increased?.

    你在食品上的开支增加了吗？

  • Government spending is expected to fall.

    政府开支预计要下降。

2 VERB 花费(时间或精力) If you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it. 花费(时间或精力)

  • Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions. [VERB noun verb-ing]

    工程师们花费很多时间和精力来开发完美的解决方案。

  • This energy could be much better spent taking some positive action. [VERB noun verb-ing]

    这些精力若用于采取某些积极行动的话，可能会更值得。

SYN apply, use, employ, concentrate
3 VERB (在某处)度过(一段时间) If you spend a period of time in a place, you stay there for a period of time. (在某处)度过(一段时间)

  • We spent the night in a hotel. [VERB noun adv./prep.]

    我们在一家旅馆过夜。

SYN pass, fill, occupy, while away
Usage Note :

  • Do not confuse spend and pass. If you spend a period of time doing something or spend time in a place, you do that thing or stay in that place for all of the time you are talking about. I spent three days cleaning our flat. ...a hotel where we could spend the night. If you do something while you are waiting for something else, you can say you do it to 'pass the time'. He had brought along a book to pass the time. You can say that time has passed in order to show that a period of time has finished. The first few days passed... The timne seems to have passed so quickly.

    不要混淆 spend 和 pass。spend 表示花一段时间做某事或呆在某地，如：I spent three days cleaning our flat (我花了 3 天时间打扫我们的公寓)，a hotel where we could spend the night (可供我们过夜的旅馆)。如果在等待的过程中做某事消磨时间，可以说 pass the time，如：He had brought along a book to pass the time (他带了一本书来打发时间)。要表示一段时间过去了，可以用 pass，如：The first few days passed (头几天过去了)，The time seems to have passed so quickly (时间似乎过得很快)。

4 N-COUNT 开支;费用 The spend on a particular thing is the amount of money that is spent on it, or will be spent. 开支;费用 [business]

  • ...the marketing and advertising spend.

    营销和广告开支

5 to spend a penny→see: penny 
Word Partnership
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N.

spend billions/millions, companies spend, consumers spend, spend money 1

spend an amount 1 2

spend energy, spend time 2

spend a day, spend hours/minutes, spend months/weeks/years, spend a night, spend a weekend 3

VERB.

afford to spend, expect to spend, going to spend, plan to spend 1 2 3

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BNC: 424 COCA: 342
spend

verb

ADVERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADVERB➤wisely花費得明智◇Try to spend your money wisely.錢要盡量花得明智。➤freely, heavily, lavishly隨意地花錢；大把花錢；揮霍➤annually年度支出PREPOSITION➤on在⋯上花錢◇The company spent a lot on advertising.這家公司花了大錢做廣告。➤per人均支出◇the amount of money spent per student學生每人支出的金額PHRASES➤be money well spent錢花得值◇It may seem expensive but it's money well spent.好像很貴，但這錢花得值。
BNC: 424 COCA: 342
spend verb
⇨ spend 1 (spend money) ⇨ spend 2 (spend time)spend1

verb

 spend money 花钱spend time 花时间  ➡ See also the entry for pay 另见pay条spend ♦︎ investThese words both mean to give money to pay for goods or services. 这两个词均表示花钱。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to spend / invest (money) on sth◆to spend / invest money / £1 000◆to spend / invest a lot■ spend (spent, spent) [transitive, intransitive] to give money to pay for goods or services 用，花（钱）◆I've spent all my money already.我已经把钱都花光了。◆She spent £100 on a new dress.她花100英镑买了一条新连衣裙。◆He had grown used to spending freely, without worrying about the consequences.他已经习惯了随意花钱，不计后果。  see also spending ⇨ costs , expend ⇨ use verb 2 ■ invest ɪnˈvest [intransitive, transitive] to buy property, shares in a company, etc. in the hope of making a profit; (of an organization or government) to spend money on sth in order to make it better or more successful 投资；（机构或政府）投入（资金）◆Now is a good time to invest in the property market.现在是投资房地产市场的好时机。◆When exchange controls were lifted Swedes rushed to invest abroad.外汇管制解除后，瑞典人争先恐后去国外投资。◆The college has invested $2 million on a new gymnasium.这所学院已经投入200万元建造新体育馆。  see also investment ⇨ investment spend2

verb

 spend money 花钱spend time 花时间spend ♦︎ occupy ♦︎ take up sth ♦︎ devote sth to sth ♦︎ pass ♦︎ fill ♦︎ while sth awayThese words all mean to use time for a particular purpose. 这些词均表示使用或度过时间。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆time is occupied / taken up with sth◆to spend / occupy / take up / devote / pass / fill / while away (the) time◆to spend / occupy / take up / devote / pass / fill / while away an hour / a couple of hours■ spend (spent, spent) [transitive] to use time for a particular purpose 花（时间）；度过◆We spent the weekend in Paris.我们在巴黎度过了周末。◆How do you spend your spare time?你业余时间做什么？◆How long did you spend on your homework?你做家庭作业用了多长时间？◆Most of her life was spent in caring for others.她大半辈子的时间都用来照顾别人了。■ occupy [transitive] (rather formal) (especially of an activity) to use an amount of time （尤指活动）占用，使用（时间）◆Administrative work occupies half of my time.行政事务占用了我一半的时间。ⓘ It is usually an activity that occupies sb's time, rather than a person, except in formal language. * occupy表示“占用时间”时通常以活动而非以人作主语，但在正式语言中除外◆ (formal) How do you occupy your time?你一般都做什么？ ■ ˌtake ˈup sth

phrasal verb

(took, taken) (sometimes disapproving) to use an amount of time 占用（时间）◆Her time is fully taken up with writing.她的时间都被写作占据了。ⓘ Take up sth is sometimes used when the speaker disapproves or regrets that time is being used in this way. * take up sth有时表示说话者不赞成或后悔时间被这样占用◆I won't take up any more of your time.我不会再占用你的时间了。 ■ devote sth to sth

phrasal verb

to give an amount of time or attention completely to sb/sth 把（时间或精力）用于◆I could only devote two hours a day to work on the project.我一天只能在这个项目上花两个小时。◆Many women devote years of their lives to bringing up children.许多妇女把一生中多年的时间用在抚养孩子上。■ pass [transitive] to spend time, especially when you are bored or waiting for sth 消磨；度过；打发◆We sang songs to pass the time.我们用唱歌来打发时间。■ fill [transitive] to use up a particular period of time doing sth 耗去；打发；消磨◆How do you fill your day now that you've retired?你已经退休了，那怎样打发日子呢？■ ˌwhile sth aˈway

phrasal verb

to spend time in a pleasant lazy way, especially while you are waiting for sth else to happen 逍遥自在地度过，消磨（时间）◆We whiled away the time reading and chatting.我们用读书和聊天来消磨时间。
BNC: 424 COCA: 342

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