单词 | spend |
释义 | spend [spend] verb (spent, spent) MONEY 钱 ESSENTIAL intransitive or transitive ■to give money as a payment for something 花费;用,花(钱) •How much did you spend?你花了多少钱? •I don't know how I managed to spend so much in the pub last night.我不知道昨晚在酒吧怎么会花了这么多钱。 •We spent a fortune •She spends a lot of money on •We've just spent £1.9 million on •We went on a spending spree Common Learner Errors spendWhen spend is followed by an indirect object, the correct preposition is on.Don't say 'spend money for/in something', say spend money on something :✗ I spend £150 per week for rent.I spend £150 per week on rent. [spend] verb (spent, spent) TIME 花时间 ESSENTIAL transitive ■to use time doing something or being somewhere 花(时间);度过 •I think we need to spend more time •I spent a lot of time cleaning •I've spent years building •I spent an hour at the station waiting •How long do you spend on •My sister always spends ages in the bathroom.我姐姐总是花很长的时间梳洗打扮。 •We spent the weekend in London.我们在伦敦度过了周末。 •You can spend the night here if you like.如果你愿意的话,可以在这里过夜。 [spend] verb (spent, spent)FORCE 力量 transitive ■to use energy, effort, force, etc., especially until there is no more left 消耗,花费(精力等);(尤指)用尽(全力) •For the past month he's been spending all his energy trying to find a job.过去的一个月里,他竭尽全力想找份工作。 •They continued firing until all their ammunition was spent (= there was none of it left).他们持续开火,直到弹药全部打光为止。 •The hurricane will probably have spent most of its force (= most of its force will have gone) by the time it reaches the northern parts of the country.飓风抵达该国北部地区时,风势可能已减弱了大半。 •Her anger soon spent itself [spend] verb (spent, spent)spend a penny UK old-fashioned polite phrase for ■to urinate 方便一下 •If you'll excuse me, I need to spend a penny.不好意思,我想去方便一下。 [spend] verb (spent, spent)spend the night together (also spend the night with sb) polite phrase for ■to have sex with someone 和(某人)做爱,和(某人)一起过夜 •Did you spend the night together?你们一起过夜了? [spend] verb (spent, spent)Common Learner Errors spendIn the past tense, don't say 'spend', say spent : ✗ I spend two weeks in London, and I really enjoyed it.I spent two weeks in London, and I really enjoyed it. [spend] noun only singular UK informal ■the amount of money that is spent on something 花费,开销 •The total spend on |
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