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cost/spend

核心问题

I cost 100 dollars on the camera. 这个句子对吗?

词典解答

这个句子是错误的。虽然 costspend 都作“花费”解,但它们的用法是不同的。cost 只能以表物的词语为主语(表示某物或某事花去某人多少金钱、时间或精力),而 spend 只能以表人的词语为主语(表示某人在……上花多少金钱)。因此,上句中的 cost 应改为 spent。请对比下列句子:

  1. That suit cost me £ 6. 那套衣服花了我6英镑。

  2. It cost me a lot of time to complete the dictionary. 编这部词典花了我很多时间。

  3. Louise spends a lot of money on clothes. 路易丝花很多钱买衣服。请做下面的英语试题:

  4. The patient's dangerous condition ____ the doctors and the nurses many sleepless nights. A. spent B. cost C. used D. wasted

  5. She was complaining that the doctor was ____ too much for the treatment he was giving her. A. expending B. offering C. costing D. charging(全国四级,98.1-56)

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