(1)用(花)(钱)，花费(pay out (money) for sth;make payment)[I，T+n，T+n+prep(on)]：～money than one makes/earns 钱花得比挣的多;be good at～ing but not at saving 善于花钱而不善于存钱;～one's last six dollars/a fortune 花了自己最后的六块钱/一大笔钱;What/How much did you～for that coat? 那件上衣你花了多少钱?～a lot of money ($300) on advertising/a new coat 在广告上/买新上衣花了大笔钱(300美元);〖同〗pay，give;〖反〗earn，make，get，gain，save;

(2)花(时间)(use time，etc for a purpose)[T+n，T+n+prep (on/in)]：～a lot of time on one's homework/a project 在自己的作业/一个项目上花很多的时间;～a long time/all year/half one's life (in) writing a book 花很长时间/整年时间/半生的时间写一本书;〖同〗occupy，pass，use，fill;

(3)度过;消磨(pass time)[T+n，T+n+prep]：～one's holiday/one's vacation/one's spare time/a weekend/the summer (with sb)(与某人一起)度过假日/假期/闲余时间/一个周末/夏天; He spent some delightful days at Cambridge. 他在剑桥度过了一些快活的日子。

(4)耗(用)尽(use up (sth) till nothing is left)[T+n，T+n+prep(on/in)]：The storm soon spent itself. 暴风雨不久就平息下来了。The fuel was spent (exhausted). 燃料耗尽了。～great effort to help sb 竭尽全力帮助某人;～all one's energy/all one's strength on this 在这件事上耗尽了自己所有的精力/力气;～oneself in years of dangerous police work 献身于危险的警察工作多年;He spent too much energy worrying. 担忧使他耗掉了太多的精力。〖同〗drain，exhaust，consume;〖反〗save，reserve，conserve;

spend a penny 小便(infml)：He was just going to～a penny. 他正想去厕所小便。

→′spender n 花钱的人;′spendthrift n 挥霍的人