1. 表示“花费”,其主语只能是人,不能是事或物;其宾语可以是时间或金钱,表示在某一方面花钱或花时间,通常用 on sth 或用(in) doing sth。如:
He spent much time (money) on books. 他花了很多时间读(很多钱买)书。
She spent most of her life (in) writing the book. 她花了大半辈子写这本书。
以下几点用法须注意:
(1) 以上 in doing sth 中的介词 in 在口语中通常可以省略,但是若其后接的不是动名词,而是表示动作意义的名词,则此介词不能省略。如:
We spent two hours in discussion. 我们花了两小时来讨论。
(2) 有时也可后接 for sth / on doing sth(尤指花钱时)。如:
She spent a lot of money on [for] clothes. 她花了很多钱买衣服。
单词:spend的近义词、反义词、形近词辨析
pay/spend/cost
He paid one yuan for the apples.他买苹果花了一元。
I spent ten yuan on the dictionary.这本词典花了我十元。
The new diamond necklace cost the Loisels thirty-six thousand francs.买新钻石项链花掉了卢瓦泽尔夫妇三万六千法郎。
<辨析>三者都有“花费(金钱)”的意思,但用法不相同。pay 与 spend 的主语应该是人,使用它们的方式分别是 sb.pays some money for sth.和 sb.spends some money on (for) sth.或 sb.spends some money in doing sth.cost 的主语总是所购买的东西,而购物的主人常常是它的间接宾语,其方式是 sth.costs sb.some money。试比较:The coat cost her twenty tuan./She spent twenty yuan on (for) the coat.She paid twenty yuan for the coat.买这件外衣她花了二十元。注意:cost 的间接宾语不能同介词连用。如不可以说 The coat cost twenty yuan for (to) her.
与单词:spend 相关的例句或者名人名言
I spend my morning playing golf.
早上我在打高尔夫球。
I spend too much money on clothes!
我花了太多的钱在买衣服上。
I don't like to spend my time with such women.
我不喜欢花时间陪这样的女人们。
I spend five days a week at my workplace.
一周我花五天在工作场所。
Will you come and spend the weekend with us?
你愿意和我们一起过周末吗?
※The man who saves when young will have more to spend when he is old. 年少节俭,年老不愁.
※Ordinary people merely think how they shall spend their time ; a man of talent tries to use it . (Arthur Schopenhauer , German philosopher )——普通人只想到如何度过时间,有才能的人设法利用时间。(德国哲学家 叔本华. A. )
※To acquire wealth is difficult, to preserve it more difficult, but to spend it wisely most difficult of all. 积财难,守财最难,而聪明地散财最难。