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单词 spend
例句
spendspend /spend/ verb (past tense and past participle spent /spent/) 1 to use money to pay for things spend
to use money to pay for something:
  • We spend about $200 a week on food.
  • The state spends millions of dollars a year on education.
  • invest AWL
    to spend a large amount of money in order to improve something or help something succeed:
  • The city has invested a lot of money in the subway system.
  • squander
    to waste money on things you do not need, instead of saving it or using it carefully:
  • He used to be rich, but he squandered all his money on fast cars.
  • economize
    to use your money carefully so that you spend less:
  • We economize by cooking our own meals, instead of eating out in restaurants.
  • ANTONYMS ➔ see save (1) ➔ see pay1
    2 to use time doing something spend
    to use time doing something, or do something for a period of time:
  • I want to spend more time with my family.
  • Her childhood was spent in Brazil.
  • devote AWL
    to use a lot of your time to do something:
  • He has devoted his life to helping people.
  • pass the time
    to spend time doing something so that you do not feel bored:
  • It was a long trip and we passed the time by playing computer games.
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