pay表示付钱,如I pay 10 yuan for this book. spend花费时间/金钱/精力等,I spent 2 hours on reading the book. She spent 100 yuan on the ticket. He spent his whole life on research. *pay/spend的主语均为人 take表示做某事需花费多少时间/金钱,如It takes you 10 minutes to walk from here to there. cost的用法和take非常相似,This book costs 10 yuan. *take/cost的主语为物 *spend sth in doing...