spend

柯林斯词典

1. V-T When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want or need. 花 (钱)
By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money. 到那个假期结束时我已经花光了我所有的钱。
Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products. 商人们花巨额资金为他们的产品做广告。
2. V-T If you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it. 花 (时间、精力)
Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions. 工程师们花大量时间和精力开发出色的解决方案。
3. V-T If you spend a period of time in a place, you stay there for a period of time. 度过 (一段时间)
We spent the night in a hotel. 我们在一家宾馆过了夜。

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 .