Past tense of cost

花费───spend;过去式───past tense

You should spend time on basic training, not on those flourishes.───要练好基本功, 别尽学花架子.

What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project.───使他懊恼的是，可用于这个项目的资金太少。

He can't spend too much time arguing with you about this matter. He has other fish to fry.───他不能用太多的时间和你辩论这件事, 他另有要事.

The Secretary of State for Environment has the power to cap councils which spend excessively.───环境大臣有权限定那些铺张浪费的委员会的支出。

I spend a lot of my spare time watching videos.───我把大量业余时间花在看录像上。

I wanted to spend Sundays holed up together in our flat.───我希望可以一起窝在我们的公寓里度过每个周日。

She would pinch on food in order to spend on clothing.───她过去常把伙食费省下来买衣服.

I've never seen anyone spend so much in one evening; he must have money to burn!───我从未见过一晚上就挥霍掉这么多钱的人, 他一定有的是钱.

The time of life is short ; to spend that shortness basely, it would be too long.

I intend to spend the night there.

To gain teaches how to spend.

How long did you spend afloat?

Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all youknow.