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間的辦法。
2. Novello says college students will spend $4.2 billion yearly on alcoholic beverages.
諾韋洛說大學生每年在酒精飲品上會消費掉42億美元。
3. Businesses need to train their workers better, and spend more on R&D.
各企業需要更好地培訓工人,并且在研發方面加大投入。
4. Slow music encourages supermarket-shoppers to browse longer but spendmore.
舒緩的音樂會促使超市購物者花更長的時間瀏覽商品的同時花更多的錢。
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。
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周日。