基本翻译
英语短语 spend time doing something 的中文意思是:
花时间做某事
语法结构
该结构的构成如下:
- 主语 + spend + 时间 + (in) doing + 名词/动名词
其中,“in”通常省略。例如:
- I spend two hours reading every day.(我每天花两个小时读书。)
- She spent the whole afternoon cleaning the house.(她花了整个下午打扫房子。)
常见用法说明
“Spend time doing sth” 强调的是在某项活动上投入了时间,常用于描述日常习惯、爱好或临时行为。
注意:该结构中的动词必须使用 动名词(-ing 形式),不能接不定式(to do)。
- ✅ 正确:He spends his weekends hiking.
- ❌ 错误:He spends his weekends to hike.
更多例句
- We spent the evening watching movies.
- They always spend time practicing English together.
- Don’t spend too much time playing video games.
相关表达
waste time doing sth—— 浪费时间做某事take time to do sth—— 花时间去做某事(主语通常是事或 it)devote time to doing sth—— 投入时间做某事(更正式)