什么是 “spend doing something”?
在英语中,“spend doing something” 是一个常见的结构,用于表示“花时间/金钱做某事”。 其基本句型为:
subject + spend + time/money + (in) + doing something
其中,“in” 通常可以省略。
常见用法示例
- She spent two hours cleaning the house.
- They spent all day hiking in the mountains.
- I spent $50 buying books online.
- He spent the weekend studying for the exam.
注意事项
- “Spend” 后面接动词时,必须使用 动名词(-ing 形式),不能用不定式(to do)。
- 主语通常是人,而不是时间或金钱本身。
- 与 “It takes...” 结构不同,“spend” 强调的是“谁”花了时间/金钱。
对比其他结构
Spend doing: I spent an hour reading.
It takes to do: It took me an hour to read the article.
两者意思相近,但语法结构和侧重点不同。