Cách dùng động từ "spend" tiếng anh

· Vocabulary

I. Paraphrase động từ "spend"

II. Cách dùng động từ "spend" tiếng anh

1. Spend vừa là ngoại động từ, vừa là nội động từ

IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:

  • How much did you spend? 
  • How much do you intend to spend on a house?
  • How long do you spend on your homework?

2. Cách dùng

2.1. Mang nghĩa "tiêu, chi tiêu (tiền)"

=to give money as a payment for something

IELTS TUTOR lưu ý:

  • spend something on something
  • spend something doing something

IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:

  • she's spent all her money (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: bà ta đã tiêu hết sạch tiền)
  • We’re spending a lot more on food than we used to.
  • They spent about £600 just rebuilding the front porch.

2.2. Mang nghĩa "sử dụng (thời gian...) vào một mục đích"

=to use time doing something or being somewhere

IELTS TUTOR lưu ý:

  • spend time on something
  • spend something with someone
  • spend something doing something (with someone)

IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:

  • I think we need to spend more time together. 
  • I spent a lot of time cleaning that room. 
  • How much time do you spend on homework?
  • I’m going to spend Christmas with my family.
  • I’ll need to spend an hour rehearsing with the cast.
  • I've spent years building up my collection. 
  • I spent an hour at the station waiting for the train. 
  • How long do you spend on your homework? 
  • My sister always spends ages in the bathroom. 
  • We spent the weekend in Buenos Aires. 
  • You can spend the night here if you like.

2.3. Mang nghĩa "sử dụng cái gì đến cùng kiệt; làm kiệt quệ cái gì"

=to use energy, effort, force, etc., especially until there is no more left:

IELTS TUTOR xét ví dụ:

    • I've spent all my energy on this (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: tôi đã bỏ hết công sức vào việc này) 
    • they went on firing until they had spent all thier ammunition (IELTS TUTOR giải thích: họ tiếp tục bắn cho đến khi hết đạn)
    • For the past month he's been spending all his energy trying to find a job. 
    • They continued firing until all their ammunition was spent (= there was none of it left). 
    • The hurricane will probably have spent most of its force (= most of its force will have gone) by the time it reaches the northern parts of the country. 
    • Her anger soon spent itself (= stopped).

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