to give money to pay for goods, services, etc. 花钱；用钱◆Shoppers spent a total of $17.1 billion in April. 购物者四月份总计花费了 171 亿元。◆Mobile phone companies have spent millions trying to win new customers. 移动电话公司花费了数百万元以赢得新顾客。◆We have very little to spend on marketing. 我们可用的营销经费已经微乎其微。◆The company spends a fortune(= a very large amount of money) on salaries. 这家公司在员工薪资上花费了巨额资金。
to use time for a particular purpose; to pass time 花时间；度过◆We spend a lot of time getting to know our customers. 我们花费很多时间去了解客户。◆How much time did you spend on the report? 你在这份报告上花费了多长时间？◆I've spent more than 10 years in marketing and sales. 我做营销和销售已有 10 多年。