spend
Vocabulary Word
BritishAmerican
★★★★★ Very Common
Neutral
含义: To use money to buy something; to pass time doing something
花费（金钱），度过（时间）
gastar, pasar (tiempo)
（お金を）使う、（時間を）過ごす
(돈을) 쓰다, (시간을) 보내다
Spend is used for both money ('spend £100') and time ('spend the weekend'). It implies using resources that are then consumed or gone. Related words include 'spending' (noun: the act of using money) and 'spent' (adjective: exhausted or used up).
「spend」既用于金钱（「spend £100」），也用于时间（「spend the weekend」）。它暗示使用然后被消耗或用完的资源。相关词包括「spending」（名词：花费的行为）和「spent」（形容词：精疲力竭的或用完的）。
«Spend» se usa tanto para dinero («spend £100») como para tiempo («spend the weekend»). Implica usar recursos que luego se consumen o agotan. Palabras relacionadas incluyen «spending» (sustantivo: el acto de gastar) y «spent» (adjetivo: agotado o usado).
「spend」はお金（「spend £100」）にも時間（「spend the weekend」）にも使われます。使われて消費されたりなくなったりする資源を使うことを意味します。関連語には「spending」（名詞：お金を使う行為）と「spent」（形容詞：疲れ果てた、使い果たした）があります。
Spend는 돈('spend £100')과 시간('spend the weekend') 모두에 사용됩니다. 사용하면 소모되어 없어지는 자원을 쓴다는 의미를 내포합니다. 관련 단어로는 'spending'(명사: 돈을 쓰는 행위)과 'spent'(형용사: 소진된, 다 쓴)가 있습니다.
例句
- How much did you spend on your holiday? 你度假花了多少钱？¿Cuánto gastaste en tus vacaciones?休暇にいくら使いましたか？휴가에 얼마나 썼나요?
- We spent the afternoon walking along the beach. 我们在海滩上散步度过了下午。Pasamos la tarde paseando por la playa.私たちは午後をビーチを歩いて過ごしました。우리는 오후를 해변을 걸으며 보냈습니다.
- She spends a lot of time reading. 她花很多时间阅读。Ella pasa mucho tiempo leyendo.彼女は読書に多くの時間を費やしています。그녀는 독서에 많은 시간을 보냅니다.
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用法指南
语境: general
语气: neutral
起源与历史
From Old English 'spendan', borrowed from Latin 'expendere' meaning 'to weigh out, to pay out', from 'ex-' (out) + 'pendere' (to weigh). Money was originally 'weighed out' rather than counted. The same Latin root gives us 'expense', 'expenditure', and 'pension'.
文化背景
Era: Modern
Generation: All ages
Social background: Universal
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