take spend cost pay的用法都可以表示“花费”,但用法却不尽相同。spend的主语必须是人, 常用于以下结构:(1) spend time money on sth. 在上花费时间(金钱)。例:I spent two hours on this maths problem. 这道数学题花了我两个小时。(2) spend time money (in) doing sth. 花费时间(金钱)做某事。例:They spent two years (in) building this bridge. 造这座桥花了他们两年时间。(3)spend money for sth. 花钱买。例:His money was spent for books. 他的钱用来买书了。cost的主语是物或某种活动, 还可以表示“值”, 常见用法如下:(1)sth. costs (sb.) 金钱,某物花了(某人)多少钱。例:A new computer costs a lot of money. 买一台新电脑要花一大笔钱。(2) (doing) st