spend

verb

1. 用，花（钱）
   to give money to pay for goods, services, etc.
   1. I've spent all my money already.
      我已经把我的钱全都花完了。
   2. She spent £100 on a new dress.
      她花100英镑买了一条新连衣裙。
   3. The company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.
      公司花了几千英镑更新计算机系统。
2. 花（时间）；度过
   to use time for a particular purpose; to pass time
   1. We spent the weekend in Paris.
      我们在巴黎度过了周末。
   2. How long did you spend on your homework?
      你做家庭作业用了多长时间？
   3. How do you spend your spare time?
      你在业余时间干什么？
   4. 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。
   5. I spend too much time watching television.
      我看电视花的时间太多。
3. 花费，消耗，用尽（精力等）
   to use energy, effort, etc., especially until it has all been used
   1. She spends too much effort on things that don't matter.
      她在一些无关紧要的事情上花费精力太多。

noun

1. （为某目的或某段时间内的）花销，花费，开销
   the amount of money spent for a particular purpose or over a particular length of time
   1. The average spend at the cafe is £10 a head.
      在咖啡馆的人均消费是10英镑。

1. VERB 花(钱);用(钱)
   When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want.
   1. By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money...
      到假期结束时，我已经花光了自己所有的钱。
   2. Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products...
      商人们花费巨额资金为自己的商品做广告。
   3. Juventus have spent £23m on new players...
      尤文图斯队已经在新球员身上花了 2,300 万英镑。
   4. The survey may cost at least £100 but is money well spent.
      该调查可能要花费至少 100 英镑，但这钱花得值。
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.
   1. Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions...
      工程师们花费很多时间和精力来开发完美的解决方案。
   2. This energy could be much better spent taking some positive action.
      这些精力若用于采取某些积极行动的话，可能会更值得。
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.
   1. We spent the night in a hotel.
      我们在一家旅馆过夜。

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.
   1. ...the marketing and advertising spend.
      营销和广告开支
5. to spend a penny → see: penny

1. I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing
   我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。
2. Why can't you spend a few bucks on a coat?
   你为什么不能花点儿钱买件外套呢？
3. If you spend more than your income, can you try to cut down?
   如果你入不敷出，可以试着减少开支吗？
4. Children spend too much time on schoolwork, to the detriment of other activities.
   孩子把太多的时间用于做作业，影响了他们参加其他活动。
5. I could spend each day gorging on chocolate
   我可以每天只吃巧克力就够了。
6. One of the worst hardships is having so little time to spend with one's family.
   最大的痛苦之一是几乎没有时间和家人在一起。
7. I wanted to spend Sundays holed up together in our flat.
   我希望可以一起窝在我们的公寓里度过每个周日。
8. They spend an inordinate amount of time talking.
   他们花在说上的时间太多了。
9. We're going to have to spend the night here whether we like it or not.
   喜欢也好，不喜欢也罢，我们今晚要在这里过夜了。
10. I have just met the man I want to spend the rest of my life with
    我刚刚遇到了我想与之共度余生的男人。
11. They will then have more money to spend on other things.
    这样他们就可以有更多的钱花在其他地方。
12. All I want is to have some peace and quiet and spend a couple of nice days with my grandchildren
    我就想清静一下，和孙子孙女们一起好好呆几天。
13. From the day you arrive at my house, you need not spend a single penny
    从你到我家那天起，你就一个子儿也不用花。
14. I spend all day running around after the family
    我一整天都跟着这家人跑来跑去。
15. I went to spend a few days at the seaside
    我去海滨玩了几天。
16. Children spend so much time in front of the television set
    孩子们花在看电视上的时间太多了。
17. He decided we should spend Christmas in Acapulco. There we could ski some and relax.
    他作出了决定：我们会到阿卡普尔科过圣诞节。在那里我们可以滑滑雪，休息休息。
18. I spend a lot of my spare time watching videos.
    我把大量业余时间花在看录像上。
19. By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money
    到假期结束时，我已经花光了自己所有的钱。
20. Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products
    商人们花费巨额资金为自己的商品做广告。
21. Juventus have spent £ 23m on new players
    尤文图斯队已经在新球员身上花了2,300万英镑。
22. The survey may cost at least £ 100 but is money well spent.
    该调查可能要花费至少100英镑，但这钱花得值。
23. Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions
    工程师们花费很多时间和精力来开发完美的解决方案。
24. This energy could be much better spent taking some positive action.
    这些精力若用于采取某些积极行动的话，可能会更值得。
25. We spent the night in a hotel.
    我们在一家旅馆过夜。
26. They spend so much time arguing the toss over inconsequential matters.
    他们花了这么多时间为无关紧要的事争个没完。
27. I can't think of a worse way to spend my time
    我想不出更糟的消磨时间的办法。
28. She has yet to spend a Christmas with her husband
    她还从没和她的丈夫一起过过圣诞节。
29. I simply must have the house built, even if I have to spend a lot of money.
    这房子一定要建，多花钱我也认了。
30. I never dreamt that I would spend my old age in such comfort and happiness.
    我做梦也没想到我能过这样舒适幸福的晚年。

  spend cost take【导航词义：花费】

  spend v. 花费

〔辨析〕普通用词，指花费金钱、时间、精力等，主语通常为人或机构，常用于 spend sth on sth/(in) doing sth 结构中。

  cost v. 花费

〔辨析〕主语通常为事物，可后接双宾语，通常不用被动语态。

  take v. 花费

〔辨析〕主语可以是人，也可以是事物，通常以 it 作形式主语，可后接双宾语。

v.

spend the night with sb

• 在某人家里住一夜
  to stay with sb for a night
  1. My daughter's spending the night with a friend.
     我女儿要在一个朋友那里过夜。
• 和某人一起过夜并发生性关系
  to stay with sb for a night and have sex with them

spend a penny

• （委婉说法，与use the toilet同义）解手，方便
  people say ‘spend a penny’ to avoid saying ‘use the toilet’

verb

1. pay out
   1. spend money

   Synonym:    expenddrop

2. spend completely
   1. I spend my pocket money in two days

3. pass time in a specific way
   1. how are you spending your summer vacation?

   Synonym:    pass