“spend”的用法:do 还是 doing?

在英语学习中,很多同学会疑惑:“spend”后面应该接“do”还是“doing”? 本文将为你详细解析这一常见语法点,帮助你彻底掌握。

✅ 正确结构:spend + 时间/金钱 + (in) doing something

动词 spend 表示“花费(时间或金钱)”时,其后通常接 动名词(doing),而不是动词原形(do)或不定式(to do)。

✓ I spent two hours reading this book.

✗ I spent two hours to read this book.

✗ I spent two hours read this book.

📌 常见句型

She spends a lot of money on clothes.

They spent the weekend hiking in the mountains.

We spent $500 (in) fixing the car.(更自然的说法是:We spent $500 on car repairs.)

❌ 为什么不能用 “spend to do”?

因为 spend 是一个表示“消耗资源”的动词,其逻辑主语是“人”,而动作的执行也是由同一主语完成的,因此需要用 动名词(doing) 来表示正在进行或习惯性的活动。英语中只有少数动词(如 want, decide, hope)后接不定式(to do),而 spend 不在此列

🧠 小测验

请选择正确的句子:

A. He spent all day to play video games.

B. He spent all day playing video games.

正确答案:B. He spent all day playing video games.