"how are you spending your summer vacation?"
"spend money"
"I spend my pocket money in two days"
误 She spent three hours to watch TV.
正 She spent three hours (in) watching TV.
他花了许多时间为考试做准备。误 He spent much time to prepare for the examination.
正 He spent much time preparing for the examination.
析 当强调“花费时间做某事”时,常用spend time (in) v -ing, in可以省略,但spend后不能用动词不定式。
昨天晚上我去看电影了,你怎么度过的?误 Last night I went to a movie.How did you spend?
正 Last night I went to a movie.How did you spend the night?
析spend表示“度过”时是及物动词,其后要接宾语。
我们在纽约过得很愉快。误 We spent a good time in New York.
正 We had a good time in New York.
析 表示“过得愉快,玩得高兴”可用成语have a good time〔enjoy oneself〕,不可说spend a good time。
我们去电影院,以消磨火车到达以前的那段时间。误 We went to the cinema to spend the time until the train arrived.
正 We went to the cinema to pass the time until the train arrived.
析spend和pass都可表示“度过(时间)”,但是为避免无所事事或感觉厌烦而做某事以消磨时间通常用pass。