| 释义 |
spend /spend/ vt. | vi. | n. | phr.
I (spent /spent/)
❶ vt.
1. 用(钱)，花费
He spent 300 dollars for (或 on) a new colour-TV set. 他花300美元买了一台新的彩色电视机。
I wouldn't want her to spend another nickel on me. 我不要她在我身上再花什么钱。
2. 花(时间等)；度过；消磨
He spends more time on sports than on studies. 他花在运动上的时间比花在学习上的要多。
I wish you wouldn't spend so much time (in) watching television. 我希望你不要花这么多时间看电视。
Every spare minute he gets is spent on the car. 他每一分钟空余的时间都用来保养自己的汽车。
They will spend their vacation at the beach. 他们将去海滨度假。
He's spent his life writing this book. 他花一生的时间写这本书。
3. 消耗，用尽(气力等)
He spent his energy (in) organizing the rally. 他为大会的组织工作用尽了力气。
The fuel was spent. 燃料用光了。
The storm soon spent itself. 风暴不久势穷而静止下来。
The hurricane has spent its force. 飓风风势已衰息。
4. 浪费，滥用
You spend too much time talking before starting your work. 你动手工作之前浪费太多时间在谈话上。
He spent his fortune on horse racing. 他把他的钱财全花在赛马赌博上了。
5. 献出(生命等)
Man after man spends himself in this cause. 人们前赴后继地献身于这一事业。
6. (船因风暴等)失去(桅杆)
spend a mast 失去一根桅杆
7. (鱼等)产(卵)；射(精)
❷ vi.
1. 花钱；花费时间；花费精力
spend freely 挥霍
2. (被)耗尽，用尽
After he wept with sadness and guilt, his anger spent. 伤心而歉疚地哭泣之后，他的怒气也就消了。
II n.
〈口〉
1. 消费总数，消费总额
2. [常作 spends] 〈英〉〈英方〉= spending money
[< OE spendan<L expendere to expand<OF despendre<L dispendere to weigh out] phr. spend a penny 〈英口〉〈婉〉小便，撒尿 |