spending

柯林斯詞典

1. V-T When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want or need. 花 (錢)
By the end of the holiday I had spent all my money. 到那個假期結束時我已經(jīng)花光了我所有的錢。
Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products. 商人們花巨額資金爲他們的産品做廣告。
2. V-T If you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it. 花 (時間、精力)
Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions. 工程師們花大量時間和精力開發(fā)出色的解決方案。
3. V-T If you spend a period of time in a place, you stay there for a period of time. 度過 (一段時間)
We spent the night in a hotel. 我們在一家賓館過了夜。

The government and the opposition parties have clashed over the cuts in defence spending.
The government is trying to control spending.
With the housing market picking up and consumer spending buoyant , it appears that the feelgood factor has returned .
The prime minister has announced that public spending will be increased next year .
There was a modest rise in high-street spending last month .