spend的过去式是spended和spent

 

这两个都是spend的过去式，不过一般都用spent ,二者并没有差别。 只是spent本身也是一个词，有自己的意思，意为：用尽的, 失去效能的, 精疲力尽的

 

spend vi.用钱，花钱vt.花费;?度过;?消耗;?花（时间）n.（为某目的或某段时间内的）花销，花费，开销

 

例句：

 

They decided to spend an evening at the cinema.他们决定晚上去看电影。

 

I spend all day running around after the family.我一整天都跟着这家人跑来跑去。

 

I spend a lot on expensive jewelry and clothing.我花很多钱购买昂贵的首饰和衣服。

 

People in their mid-40s to 50s spend the most.通常，四十五至五十岁的人群开销最大。

 

He used to spend childhood summers with his grandparents.他小时候夏天都是和爷爷奶奶一起度过的。

 

Businessmen spend enormous amounts advertising their products.商人们花费巨额资金为自己的商品做广告。

 

It was obscene to spend millions producing unwanted food.耗资数百万去生产一些不需要的食品，真是令人发指。

 

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。

 

They often store their money by buying up real estate, but with more children, couples would need to spend more.他们往往会通过购买房地产的方式来存钱，但是孩子越多，需要花销的地方也就越多。

 

The second thing is to accelerate the resolution of the home mortgage crisis, which would make businesses more eager to borrow, expand and consumers more willing to spend.第二件要做的事就是要加快解决房贷危机。这样，企业将更愿意参与借贷和拓展业务，消费者也更愿意花钱消费。