spend词性,不同的用法

spend
v.花费；浪费；度过
spend的主语必须是人,常用于以下结构：
(1) spend time ／money on sth.在……上花费时间（金钱）.
例：I spent two hours on this maths problem.
这道数学题花了我两个小时.
(2) spend time ／money (in) doing sth.花费时间（金钱）做某事.
例：They spent two years (in) building this bridge.
造这座桥花了他们两年时间.
(3)spend money for sth.花钱买…….
例：His money was spent for books.
他的钱用来买书了.
1.The time I spend in commuting every day adds up to three hours.
我每天上下班乘车花费的时间加起来有3个小时.
2.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.We should not spend our fortune.
我们不能浪费钱财.
4.How do you spend your spare time?
你业余时间怎么打发?

vt. 度过，消磨（时光）；花费；浪费；用尽
vi. 花钱；用尽，耗尽
n. 预算
[ 过去式spent 过去分词spent 现在分词spending ]