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spendspendD.J.:[spend]K.K.:[spɛnd]vt. & vi.1.■用钱, 花钱She would rather spend than save.她有钱宁愿花掉, 也不肯积蓄。He has spent all his money.他把所有的钱都花光了。vt.1.■度过; 用尽He spent himself in the service of humanity.他耗尽了毕生的精力为人类服务。

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spend[spend]vt.1.■用(钱)，花费:He spent too much money on horse racing.他在赌赛马上花了很多钱。2.■耗费，花费(时间、精力等)；度过：to spend time watching TV看电视消磨时光You really shouldn't spend so much effort on it.你真不该在这件事上花费这么大的精力。3.■耗尽，用尽(气力等)：He spent all his energy climbing up the hill.他耗尽全身气力爬上了山顶。The typhoon had spent its fury.台风的势头已经减弱了。4.■为…洒热血，献身于5.■浪费，滥用：to spend one's power滥用职权We should not spend our fortune.我们不能浪费钱财。6.■(船因风暴等)失去(桅杆)7.■(鱼等)射(精)；产(卵)vi.1.■花钱；花时间；耗费精力：No need to spend too much.不必要花太多的钱。2.■[废语]用尽，被耗尽n.1.■消费总量，消费总额，消费总数，(供)花费的金额2.■[常用复数][英国方言、口语] = spending moneyspend and be spent出钱又出力 [源自《圣经》]spend itself耗尽；消失；衰弱spend oneself精疲力竭，耗尽精力变形vt.spentspending

spendspend[spend]vt.(spent [spent])1.■用(钱), 花费2.■消耗, 用尽, 浪费3.■消磨(时光), 度过4.■献出;【航海】失去(桅)spend money on books花钱买书spend all one's energies竭尽全力spend a lot of care on sth. [in doing sth.]在某事上[做某事时]费很多心血spend one's blood and life for the cause of communism献身于共产主义事业He doesn't spend much time on his homework .他花在作业上的时间不多。They went on firing until all their ammunition was spent.他们不断射击, 直到耗尽所有的弹药。How do you spend your leisure?你是怎样消磨空闲时间的?

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词性变化spendvi.1.■花费, 浪费2.■(被)耗尽, 用尽3.■(鱼等)产卵He is always spending.他挥霍成性。Don't spend without the thought of the next day.花钱不要只顾眼前不想明天。

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继承用法spendthrift[ˈspendθrɪft]n.1.■挥霍者, 浪费者; 败家子

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词性变化spendadj.1.■挥霍的, 浪费的spendable[ˈspendəbl]adj.spender[ˈspendə(r)]n.1.■挥霍者, 浪费者