spend
单词辨析：
普通用词，指花费金钱、时间、精力等，主语通常为人或机构，常用于 spend sth on sth/(in) doing sth 结构中。
She spent 600 dollars on the watch.
她买这块手表花了600美元。
I love to cook, but I don't feel like spending the energy to do it every day.
我喜欢烹饪，但不愿意每天都花精力去做。
Apart from school work, he spends his spare time (in) singing and angling.
除了做学校功课之外，业余时间他喜爱唱歌和钓鱼。
主语通常为事物，可后接双宾语，通常不用被动语态。
The new house cost me a lot of money.
新房子花了我好多钱。
His error will cost him points on the test.
他的失误会使他在测验中丢分。
Dangerous driving could cost you your life.
开车不注意安全会有生命危险。
主语可以是人，也可以是事物，通常以 it 作形式主语，可后接双宾语。
It took me an hour to come here.
到这里来花了我一个小时。
It may take a long time to find a solution to the problem.
也许要花很长时间才能找到解决该问题的办法。
The alterations to your coat will take a week or so.
改你的外套需要一个星期左右。
He took half an hour to solve the riddle.
他用了半个小时猜出谜底。
相关例句：
Children spend so much time in front of the television set
孩子们花在看电视上的时间太多了。
I could spend each day gorging on chocolate
我可以每天只吃巧克力就够了。
By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money
到假期结束时，我已经花光了自己所有的钱。
I spend all day running around after the family
我一整天都跟着这家人跑来跑去。
All I want is to have some peace and quiet and spend a couple of nice days with my grandchildren
我就想清静一下，和孙子孙女们一起好好呆几天。
We spent the night in a hotel.
我们在一家旅馆过夜。