spend 的句型用法详解

在英语学习中，动词 spend 是一个高频词汇，常用于表达“花费时间”或“花费金钱”。掌握其正确句型对提升语言准确性至关重要。

一、基本结构

spend 作“花费”讲时，主语通常是人，常用以下两种句型：

• spend + 时间/金钱 + (in) doing something
  例：She spends two hours reading every day.
• spend + 时间/金钱 + on something
  例：He spent $50 on a new book.

二、注意事项

• spend 是不规则动词，过去式和过去分词均为 spent。
• 不能说 “spend to do something”，这是常见错误。
• 主语必须是“人”，不能是物。例如不能说 “The book spent me $20.”（应改为 “I spent $20 on the book.”）

三、经典例句

• I spent the whole weekend cleaning my apartment.
• They spent a lot of money on their vacation.
• How much time do you spend practicing English each day?
• She didn’t spend any money on clothes last month.

四、常见错误辨析

❌ 错误：He spent two hours to finish the report.
✅ 正确：He spent two hours finishing the report.