【spend音标】 英[spend] 美[spend]
【单词释义】 spend是什么意思：
vt.&vi.用钱，花钱
vt.花费；消耗；花（时间）；度过
n.（为某目的或某段时间内的）花销，花费，开销
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[单词复数] spends [第三人称单数] spends
[单词现在分词] spending
[单词过去式] spent
[单词过去分词] spent
【spend形近词/近似词】
pend v. 悬而未决；待决，待定；吊着
depend vi.依赖；依靠；决定于
impend vi. 迫近，逼近；即将临头
append v. 附加，增补
suspend v.延缓；暂停；推迟；挂，悬，吊；悬浮，漂浮
expend vt.花费；支出；消耗；耗尽
stipend n.（尤指神职人员的）薪金；生活津贴；助学津贴
【近义词解析】
◇ 花费
cost (v. 花费)：主语通常为事物，可后接双宾语，通常不用被动语态。The new house cost me a lot of money
spend (v. 花费)：普通用词，指花费金钱、时间、精力等，主语通常为人或机构，常用于 spend sth on sth/(in) doing sth 结构中。She spent 600 dollars on the watch
take (v. 花费)：主语可以是人，也可以是事物，通常以 it 作形式主语，可后接双宾语。It took me an hour to come here
【单词例句】
◇ Many years ago, there was an Emperor, who was so excessively fond of new clothes, that he spent all his money in dress.
许多年以前有一位皇帝，他非常喜欢穿好看的新衣服。他为了要穿得漂亮，把所有的钱都花到衣服上去了。
◇ The government is spending $220,000 and, come January, companies, embassies, ministries and universities will only refer to the country using its official name.
自2020年1月起，荷兰国内公司、使馆、政府部门和大学只能使用其官方名称“尼德兰”来指代该国。该计划将耗资22万美元。
---- Netherlands doesn't want you to call it Holland anymore
◇ They may spend a little more time in the stomach and empty more slowly compared to plain water, but once these beverages enter the small intestine their high concentration of sugars gets diluted during a physiological process called osmosis.
和白水相比，这些饮料也许在胃里停留的时间更长一点，排空速度更慢，但一旦这些饮料进入小肠，高浓度的糖就会在渗透作用（一种生理过程）下得到稀释。
---- Which drink is best for hydration? Hint: It isn't water
◇ Cancer:
Safety, security, and your home and family are what matter most to you, Cancer, and there's nothing you love more than spending an evening at your place, surrounded by loved ones, snuggled up under a quilt.
巨蟹座：所有与家庭及家人有关的事情都会让你牵挂。还有什么比依偎在爱人的身旁、静静地享受一个浪漫的夜晚更美好的事呢？
---- The most unbearable thing for the twelve zodiac signs
◇ Even if you and your partner spend the night at each other's places all the time, your family's standards can be a different story, making sleeping arrangements a potentially fraught topic. Winter recommends treading carefully.
即使你和伴侣经常在对方的住所里过夜，但是在父母家里过夜则是另一回事，可能会带来一些烦恼。温特建议对这件事要小心斟酌。
---- How to introduce your partner to your family
◇ Finding the most comfortable position while lying in bed can be difficult, with many hours spent tossing and turning.
找到最舒适的睡姿也许很困难，可能你一连几个小时都在辗转反侧。
---- The Best Positions in Bed Revealed
◇ Summer is coming. When those days come, every second you spend outside feels like a dehydrating walk through the sauna. But don’t sweat. There are ways to cool your body down without resorting to a portable AC unit.
酷夏即将来临。当最热的时候到来时，在室外的每一秒都像是桑拿屋里的脱水之旅。但是别紧张，总有让你不用便携空调也能保持身体凉爽的方法。
---- How to keep your body cool
◇ It had been lovely to spend extra time with her 21-month-old son, but by the end of the third day off she was shattered.
能够和21个月大的儿子共度更多时光本来是件很好的事，但是到第三天快结束时她感觉自己要崩溃了。
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ We spend more than a third of our lives in bed - but that place can quickly blossom into a "botanical park" of bacteria and fungus, according to New York University microbiologist Philip Tierno.
纽约大学的微生物学家菲利普•缇艾诺指出，我们有超过三分之一的人生都是在床上度过的，而我们的床可以迅速发展成细菌和真菌的“植物园”。