spend
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UK spend [sth] vtr: (disburse money) (金钱)
SC 花钱, 花费, 用掉
The government is going to spend this money on projects.
政府要把这笔钱花在几个项目上。
spend [sth] vtr: (effort: use) (精力)
SC 花费, 消耗, 耗费
You shouldn't spend so much effort on his projects.
你不该在他的项目上花这么多精力。
spend [sth] vtr: (pass time) (时间等)
SC 消磨, 打发, 花, 用
I'm going to spend the day with my family.
我要用这一天的时间来陪陪家里人。
spend n: informal (money spent)
SC 花销 huā xiāo
SC 开销 huā xiāo，kāi xiāo
His last big spend was on a tux. This year's spend on office supplies was twice that of last year.
今年在办公用品上的花销是去年的两倍。
他上一笔大开销是购买了一件燕尾服。
spend vi: (spend money)
SC 花钱，花销 huā qián，huā xiāo
SC 花时间 huā shí jiān
You should stop spending and start saving.
你应该停止花销，开始储蓄。
spend a penny v expr: UK, figurative, informal, euphemism (urinate, use toilet)
SC 上厕所 shàng cè suǒ
TC 上廁所
TC 上廁所
SC 上公厕
Please excuse me; I need to spend a penny.
spend money vtr + n: (use money, buy things)
SC 消费 xiāo fèi
TC 消費
TC 消費
SC 购物 xiāo fèi，gòu wù
spend money on [sth] v expr: (use money to buy)
SC 在...上花钱，为...花钱
SC 花钱给...，花钱买...
spend the night v expr: (stay somewhere overnight)
SC 过夜 guò yè
spend time vtr + n: (pass time)
SC 消磨时光 xiāo mó shí guāng
SC 打发时间 xiāo mó shí guāng，dǎ fā shí jiān
TC 打發時間
TC 打發時間
She often spends time at my house after school.
放学后，她经常来我家打发时间。
spend time doing [sth] v expr: (devote time to doing)
SC 花时间做
Parents are encouraged to spend time reading to their children.
我们鼓励父母应花时间读书给孩子听。
spend time with [sb] v expr: (be in company of)
SC 与…共度时光 yǔ gòng dù shí guāng
I love spending time with my family.