spending on sth
The government increased spending on healthcare.
政府增加了医疗保健支出。
支出；开支
已花费或计划花费的金额。；经费；开销；[经] 开支；开销
spending
已花费或计划花费的金额。
An amount that has been, or is planned to be spent.
The government announced a plan to reduce spending on unnecessary projects.
政府宣布了一项减少不必要项目支出的计划。
用法提示：spending 此处为名词，表示支出、开支。
Our family has to cut our spending this month because of the holiday trip.
因为假期旅行，我们这个月必须削减开支。
用法提示：spending 作名词，指家庭的支出总额。
She tracks all her spending in a notebook to save money.
她把所有开支都记在一个笔记本上以节省钱。
用法提示：spending 为不可数名词，表示花销、支出。
The government increased spending on healthcare.
政府增加了医疗保健支出。
Spending cuts in education have sparked protests.
教育支出削减引发了抗议。
常指短时间内大量花钱。
She went on a spending spree after getting her bonus.
她拿到奖金后大肆挥霍。
You should review your spending habits to save money.
你应该审视自己的消费习惯以节省开支。
比spending更正式，常用于政府或财务语境
常指具体开销项目，复数形式
通常指大额或资本支出，较正式
英式英语，多指日常固定开销
非常正式，常用于会计和法律
grammar · medium
易错句子There was a lot of spend last month.
正确表达There was a lot of spending last month.
“spend”是动词，不能用作名词表示“开销”；应使用名词形式“spending”。
grammar · medium
易错句子The company's expense is increasing.
正确表达The company's spending is increasing.
“expense”常指单项费用，而“spending”泛指总支出，更符合语境。
spending强调支出的动作或总额，expense常指具体的支出项目或费用。
cost指生产或获取某物的成本或代价，spending泛指开销。
政府开支
Government spending has risen sharply this year.
今年政府开支大幅增加。
消费者支出
Consumer spending drives economic growth.
消费者支出推动经济增长。
削减开支
The company announced spending cuts to reduce debt.
公司宣布削减开支以减少债务。
消费习惯
His spending habits are quite frugal.
他的消费习惯相当节俭。
增加的开支
Increased spending on education is necessary.
增加教育开支是必要的。
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挥金如土，花钱如流水
He's been spending money like water since he got his inheritance.
自从他得到遗产后，他一直挥金如土。
疯狂购物，大肆挥霍
She went on a spending spree after receiving her bonus.
她在拿到奖金后疯狂购物。
购买力，消费能力
The rise in incomes has increased consumer spending power.
收入的增加提高了消费者的购买力。
我在消磨时间
I'm spending my time, watching the sun go down
我消磨着时间，看着太阳下山
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