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单词 spend
释义

spend

​noun uncountable ​business​British
UK /spend/
Other entries for this word
spend verb
spend a penny phrase
spend money like water phrase
spend the night with someone phrase
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    the amount of money that a company or organization spends on something

    The average spend on higher education was £55 per head.

    Synonyms and related words
    Unspecified amounts of money
    amount
    appropriation
    a price on someone’s head

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spend ​‌‌‌

​verb
UK /spend/
Other entries for this word
spend noun
spend a penny phrase
spend money like water phrase
spend the night with someone phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyspend
he/she/itspends
present participlespending
past tensespent
past participlespent
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to use money to pay for things

    How much money did you spend?

    spend something on something:

    We’re spending a lot more on food than we used to.

    spend something doing something:

    They spent about £600 just rebuilding the front porch.

    Synonyms and related words
    To spend or to pay money
    disburse
    spend
    pay
  2. 2
    transitive to stay somewhere or to do something for a period of time

    We spent the day at the beach.

    spend time on something:

    How much time do you spend on homework?

    spend something with someone:

    I’m going to spend Christmas with my family.

    spend something doing something (with someone):

    I’ll need to spend an hour rehearsing with the cast.

    Synonyms and related words
    To remain in a place or situation
    remain
    stay
    wait
  3. 3
    transitive ​often passiveto use your time, effort, or energy to do something

    Considerable energy is spent on making the costumes look perfect.

    Synonyms and related words
    To use something, or to be used
    go towards
    bring in
    fall back on
    Synonyms and related words
    General words meaning to spend time
    spend
    pass
    fill
phrases
spend the night with someone
spend a penny

spend ​‌‌‌

​verb
US /spend/
Other entries for this word
spend the night with someone phrase
spend money like there was no tomorrow phrase
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyspend
he/she/itspends
present participlespending
past tensespent
past participlespent
DEFINITIONS3
  1. 1
    intransitive/transitive to use money to pay for things

    How much money did you spend?

    spend for:

    This year we will spend more money for medical care.

    spend something doing something:

    They spent about $600 just rebuilding the front porch.

    spend something on something:

    We’re spending a lot more on food than we used to.

    Synonyms and related words
    To spend or to pay money
    disburse
    spend
    pay
  2. 2
    transitive to stay somewhere or to do something for a period of time

    We spent the day at the beach.

    spend something doing something (with someone):

    I’ll need to spend an hour rehearsing with the cast.

    spend time on something:

    How much time do you spend on homework?

    spend something with someone:

    I’m going to spend Thanksgiving with my family.

    Synonyms and related words
    To remain in a place or situation
    remain
    stay
    wait
  3. 3
    transitive ​often passiveto use your time, effort, or energy to do something

    Considerable energy is spent on making the costumes look perfect.

    Synonyms and related words
    To use something, or to be used
    repurpose
    use
    bring in
    Synonyms and related words
    General words meaning to spend time
    spend
    pass
    fill
phrases
spend the night with someone
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