花费

• It will take you a lot of time to clean up your room .
  打扫房间，你需要花费许多时间。
• These things take time .
  这些事情需要花费时间。
• He throws away his money on every sort of crazy reform .
  他把钱财花费在各种狂热的改革上。
• People should spend their time speculating about him .
  人们竟然会花费时间对他进行种种猜测。
• The alteration would entail an expenditure of 50 pounds.
  此项改变将带来为数五十英磅的花费。
• I am going to take you out to dinner , no expense spared .
  我带你出去用餐，花费多少都无所谓。
• As usual, he took considerable pains over his journal .
  象往常一样，他写日记总要花费不少脑筋。
• They often want to room together to cut down expenses .
  他们常常愿意住在一间房里节省点儿花费。
• It takes all the fun away if one counts the cost .
  如果一个人算计花费了多少，就会弄得兴味索然。
• He gave his children the best education that money could buy .
  他不惜花费金钱给孩子最好的教育。