spend

• 动词，表示花费金钱或消耗时间。

A verb used to indicate the act of paying out money or using up time.

不规则动词

1. Use moneyA1formal

   To pay out money for goods or services.

   花钱

   • She spent $50 on new shoes.
   • He spends all his money on video games.
   • They spent a fortune on the wedding.

   同义词disburseexpendfork outlay outpayshell outsink

   反义词earnhoardsave

2. Pass timeA1formal

   To use up time doing something.

   消磨时间

   • We spent the weekend at the beach.
   • She spent hours studying for the exam.
   • He spends his evenings reading books.

   同义词consumedevotefillkilloccupypassusewhile away

   反义词conservesave

3. Use up resourceB1formal

   To consume or use up a resource completely.

   消耗资源

   • The car spends too much fuel on highways.
   • They spent all their energy on the project.
   • Don't spend all your energy in the first half of the race.

   同义词consumedepletedrainexhaustexpenduse up

   反义词conservehoardpreservesave