spend的三种用法：spend time/money on sth，意为在……上花费时间/金钱；spend time/money in doing sth,意为花费时间/金钱做某事；spend money for sth，意为花钱买……。spend还可作名词，意思有“花销”、“花费”、“开销”。
spend的中文含义及用法介绍
一、spend作为动词时，意为用，花(钱);花(时间);度过;花费，消耗，用尽(精力等)。
1、spend time/money on sth，意为在……上花费时间/金钱
例句：I've spent all my money already.
我已经把我的钱全都花完了。
She spent ￡100 on a new dress.
她花100英镑买了一条新连衣裙。
The company has spent thousands of pounds updating their computer systems.
公司花了几千英镑更新计算机系统。
She spends too much effort on things that don't matter.
她在一些无关紧要的事情上花费精力太多。
2、spend time/money in doing sth,意为花费时间/金钱做某事
例句：We spent the weekend in Paris.
我们在巴黎度过了周末。
How long did you spend on your homework?
你做家庭作业用了多长时间？
Most of her life was spent in caring for others.
她大半辈子的时间都用来照顾别人了。
3、spend money for sth，意为花钱买……
例句：His money was spent for books.
他的钱用来买书了。
二、spend作为名词时，意为(为某目的或某段时间内的)花销，花费，开销。例句：The average spend at the cafe is ￡10 a head.
在咖啡馆的人均消费是10英镑。
Since I've lost my job I have to curtail our spending.
既然我没有了工作，我得减少花销。
Do you have a plan on your spending?
你对自己的花销做过计划吗？
Consumer spending on sports-related items amounted to ￡ 9.75 billion.
消费者在体育相关产品上的花费共计97.5亿英镑。
