spend vt. (spent ) 1.用(钱),花费。 2.乱花;浪费;过(日子)。 3.消磨(时间),度过,过日子;用光,用尽(子弹、气力、财产等);消耗;使筋疲力尽,使极度衰弱;费(很多心血等)。 4.献出(生命等);【航海】失去(桅)。 How much have you spent on books this term 这学期你在买书上用了多少钱? Father is going to spend the winter in New York.父亲将要在纽约过冬。 a life honestly spent in the service of one's country 忠心耿耿地为国家作奉献的一生。 vi. 1.用钱,花钱;浪费。 2.耗尽,用尽,用完;筋疲力尽,极度衰弱。 3.(鱼等)产卵,下子。 Don't spend without the thought of the next day. 不要只顾眼前不想明天地花钱。 spend and be spent 出钱又出力,尽全力。 spend itself [oneself] 耗尽;筋疲力尽,衰弱 (The storm has spent itself. 暴风雨已过去了)。 spend one's blood 费尽心血。 spend one's breath [words] (in vain) 白费唇舌,说也无用。 spend one's last 动用最后存品[存款]。 adj. -able 可花费的。 n. -er 挥霍者,浪费者。
Indoors this sturdy dog becomes a cuddly toy , that likes to spend hours on end lying on your lap or at your feet , while demanding ( and receiving ) your undivided attention 在家中,性格刚毅的边境牧羊犬却是非常惹人疼爱的宠物,它们喜欢几个小时地蜷伏在主人的腿上或者脚边,借此向主人表达它的忠心耿耿,希望得到主人一心一意的呵护。