spend/spend/

v. use money or time for sth

➭pt. & pp. spent/spent/

v. [T] 花费（钱、时间等）；度过：[spend money/time on sth] Jim spent three hours on his homework. 吉姆昨天花了3个小时做家庭作业。[spend money/time (in) doing sth] He spends a lot of time playing games. 他很多时间花在打游戏上。

◇How did you spend the weekend? 周末怎么过的？

音组-end/-end/

bend; end; lend; mend; send; spend

常犯错误

✗ He spent all morning to read the novel.

✓ He spent all morning (in) reading the novel. 他整个上午都在看这本小说。

辨析cost; spend; take