spending

美 [ˈspendɪŋ]英 [ˈspendɪŋ]
  • n.(政府或其他机构的)开支,支出,花销
  • v.用,花(钱);花(时间);度过;花费,消耗,用尽(精力等)
  • spend的现在分词
spendingspending

noun

U(政府或其他机构的)开支,支出,花销
the amount of money that is spent by a government or an organization

to increase public spending

增加公共开支

cost

These are all words for money spent by a government, an organization or a person.以上各词均指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费。

the total amount of money that needs to be spent by a business指成本:

labour/production costs

人工 / 生产成本

rising costs

正在上涨的成本

the amount of money that is spent, especially by a government or an organization尤指政府或机构的开支、支出、花销:

public spending

公共开支

More spending on health was promised.

已承诺增加医疗开支。

( rather formal ) an amount of money spent by a government, an organization or a person指政府、机构或个人的开支、支出、花费:

expenditure on education

教育费用

money that has to be spent by a person or an organization; money that you spend while you are working which your employer will pay back to you later指个人或机构必需的开支、花费或报销的费用:

legal expenses

律师费

travel expenses

差旅费

the money that you have to spend in order to start a new business or project, or in order to save yourself money or time later指必要的开支、费用:

The best equipment is costly but is well worth the outlay.

最好的设备花费大,但这种开支很值得。

( BrE ) the regular costs that a person or business has, such as rent and electricity指个人或企业的经常性费用或开支,如房租、电费等

spending

频次

  • 1
    VERB 花(钱);用(钱)
    When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want.

    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。

  • Has your spending on food increased?...

    你在食品上的开支增加了吗?

  • 3
    VERB 花费(时间或精力)
    If you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it.

    Engineers spend much time and energy developing brilliant solutions...

    工程师们花费很多时间和精力来开发完美的解决方案。

  • 4
    VERB (在某处)度过(一段时间)
    If you spend a period of time in a place, you stay there for a period of time.

    We spent the night in a hotel.

    我们在一家旅馆过夜。

  • 5
    不要混淆 spend 和 pass。spend 表示花一段时间做某事或呆在某地,如:I spent three days cleaning our flat (我花了 3 天时间打扫我们的公寓),a hotel where we could spend the night (可供我们过夜的旅馆)。如果在等待的过程中做某事消磨时间,可以说 pass the time,如:He had brought along a book to pass the time (他带了一本书来打发时间)。要表示一段时间过去了,可以用 pass,如:The first few days passed (头几天过去了),The time seems to have passed so quickly (时间似乎过得很快)。
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  • 6
    N-COUNT 开支;费用
    The spend on a particular thing is the amount of money that is spent on it, or will be spent.

    ...the marketing and advertising spend.

    营销和广告开支

  • 7
    to spend a penny→ see:penny

noun

1
the act of spending or disbursing money
Synonym: disbursement disbursal outlay
2
money paid out;an amount spent
Synonym: outgo expenditure outlay

数据来源:WordNet

  1. The government is determined to check the growth of public spending .

    政府决心要控制公共开支的增长。

  2. There has been some decrease in military spending this year .

    今年的军费开支有所减少。

  3. How would you like to spend the rest of the day ?

    后半天你打算怎么过?

  4. Obviously , we don 't want to spend too much money .

    很明显,我们不想花太多的钱。

  5. I spend a lot of my time on administrative duties .

    我在行政管理事务上花了大量时间。

  6. The government has set strict limits on public spending this year .

    今年,政府对公共开支规定了严格的限额。

  7. This is as good a place as any to spend the night .

    有这么个地方过夜就很好了。

  8. Stores spend more and more on crime prevention every year .

    商店每年在防止犯罪方面的花费越来越多。

  9. I 've been planning how I 'm going to spend the day .

    我一直在筹划怎样度过这一天。

  10. His argument was that public spending must be reduced .

    他的论点是公共开支必须减缩。

  11. We should spend the money on something that will benefit everyone .

    我们应该把这笔钱花在大家都能得益的事上。

  12. It is not realistic to expect people to spend so much money .

    期望人们花那么多的钱是不实际的。

  13. She 's been spending money like it 's going out of fashion .

    她花钱一直大手大脚。

  14. Spending on health is half as much again as it was in 1998 .

    卫生保健方面的开销比1998年增长了一半。

  15. Under the new regulations spending on office equipment will be strictly controlled .

    根据新的规定,办公设备开支将受到严格控制。

  16. How to spend the money is for you to decide .

    怎样花这笔钱由你决定。

  17. It costs a bit more than I wanted to spend .

    它比我预计的消费高了一点。

  18. Spending has increased year on year .

    与去年同期比较,开销增加了。

  19. All parties are promising to increase spending on health .

    各政党都在许诺增加医疗开支。

  20. You should spend more time out of doors in the fresh air .

    你应多花点时间在户外呼吸新鲜空气。

  21. The government has placed a cap on local council spending .

    政府给地方议会的经费支出规定了最高限额。

  22. The report makes out a strong case for spending more money on hospitals .

    报告充分阐明了增加医院经费的理由。

  23. I spend too much time watching television .

    我看电视花的时间太多。

  24. The money had been earmarked for spending on new school buildings .

    这笔款项已指定用于新校舍建设。

  25. You should spend more time out of doors .

    你应多点到户外透透气。

  26. Public spending must be kept within reasonable bounds .

    公共开支必须控制在合理的范围内。

  27. Parents spend an average of $ 220 a year on toys .

    父母为孩子买玩具的花费每年平均为220元。

  28. I spend most of my working day sitting at a desk .

    我一天之中大部分工作时间都坐在办公桌旁。

  29. Schools are the latest victims of cuts in public spending .

    学校是削减公共开支的最新的牺牲品。

  30. How do you spend your spare time ?

    你在业余时间干什么?