spend : 普通用詞,與cost基本同義,但主語必須是人。
take : 普通用詞,指需要占用空間、時(shí)間或精力等,其主語可以是人,也可以是一件事情。
spend的例句
1. I can't think of a worse way to spend my time.
我想不出更糟的消磨時(shí)間的辦法。
2. Novello says college students will spend $4.2 billion yearly on alcoholic beverages.
諾韋洛說大學(xué)生每年在酒精飲品上會(huì)消費(fèi)掉42億美元。
3. Businesses need to train their workers better, and spend more on R&D.
各企業(yè)需要更好地培訓(xùn)工人,并且在研發(fā)方面加大投入。
4. Slow music encourages supermarket-shoppers to browse longer but spendmore.
舒緩的.音樂會(huì)促使超市購物者花更長(zhǎng)的時(shí)間瀏覽商品的同時(shí)花更多的錢。
5. She has yet to spend a Christmas with her husband.
她還從沒和她的丈夫一起過過圣誕節(jié)。
6. I wanted to spend Sundays holed up together in our flat.
我希望可以一起窩在我們的公寓里度過每個(gè)周日。