spend /spɛnd/ CET4 TEM4 ( spending, spent, spends )

• 1. 

  V-T When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want or need. 花 (钱)

  例：

  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。

  例：

  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)

  例：

  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)

  例：

  We spent the night in a hotel.

  我们在一家宾馆过了夜。