Word · Frequency #424
spending
花费；支付
spending is the present participle of spend.
核心释义
To pay out money.
- 1.
支付(金钱)
To pay out (money).
- 2.
授予；使用；常与 on 或 upon 连用
To bestow; to employ; often with on or upon.
- 3.
耗尽；使疲惫
To exhaust, to wear out.
- 4.
消耗；花费(时间)
To consume, to use up (time).
- 5.
浪费或磨损；被消耗
To waste or wear away; to be consumed.
- 6.
扩散；散布
To be diffused; to spread.
- 7.
破土；继续工作
To break ground; to continue working.
花费（时间）；消耗；使用；运用；倾注；耗尽；使疲惫；浪费；消耗；磨损；扩散；散布
用法In use
I spend about two hundred dollars a month on public transport.
用法提示：spend 作动词，表示“花费金钱”，后接金额，用 on 引出支出项目。
She spent her whole salary on a new laptop.
用法提示：spent 是 spend 的过去式，表示过去花费金钱，搭配 on 说明购买对象。
They are spending too much money on decorations for the party.
用法提示：are spending 是 spend 的现在进行时，表示正在花费金钱，后接 on 引出用途。
spend (time/money) on (sth)
表示在某个方面花费时间或金钱。
I spend a lot of money on books.
我在书上花很多钱。
spend (time) (in) doing (sth)
表示花时间做某事，in常省略。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- spend time
- 花时间
- I like to spend time with my family.我喜欢花时间与家人在一起。
- spend money
- 花钱
- She spends money on books every month.她每个月都花钱买书。
- spend a fortune
- 花一大笔钱
- He spent a fortune on that car.他花了一大笔钱买那辆车。
- spend wisely
- 明智地花费
- It's important to spend your money wisely.明智地花钱很重要。
- spend time doing
- 花时间做某事
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
把‘spend’拆成‘sp’（是泼）和‘end’（结束），泼出去的钱就结束了，记住‘花费’。
语境与语域Context & Register
通常用于花费时间或金钱，语域中性偏口语，常见于日常对话和一般书面语，典型场景包括休闲、购物、工作等。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词，后接时间或金钱，常用介词 on
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'spend' (same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and ending /nd/). Note that 'spent' (past tense of 'spend') looks similar but has a different ending (/nt/), so it does not rhyme.
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.