什么是 “Spend Sth Doing Sth”?
在英语中,“spend + 时间/金钱 + (in) doing something” 是一个非常常见的结构,
表示“花时间或金钱去做某事”。其中,doing 是动名词(即动词的 -ing 形式)。
注意:介词 in 通常可以省略。
基本结构
- S + spend + 时间/金钱 + (in) + V-ing
- 主语通常是人(不能是物或 it)
✅ She spends two hours reading every day.
✅ They spent a lot of money traveling last year.
常见错误
❌ 错误:使用不定式(to do)代替动名词(doing)
❌ He spends much time to play games.
✅ He spends much time playing games.
❌ 错误:主语用 it 或形式主语
❌ It spends me an hour to finish homework.
✅ I spend an hour finishing my homework.
更多实用例句
- I spent the whole weekend cleaning the house.
- How much did you spend buying that phone?
- Children shouldn’t spend too much time watching TV.
- She spent all her savings starting a small business.
- We spent three days hiking in the mountains.
小贴士
✅ “Spend...doing” 强调的是“过程”——你投入了时间或金钱在某个活动上。
✅ 可以和 “It takes...” 结构对比学习,但两者主语和结构完全不同。
- I spend 30 minutes walking to school. (强调“我”的行为)
- It takes me 30 minutes to walk to school. (强调“所需时间”)