spend，cost和pay都可以表示“花费”。

虽然三者都可以表示“花费”，但用法却不一样哦，这也是中高考的一大考点。也是我们英语老师经常骂我们的点╥﹏╥

1. 动词cost的主要意思是“价钱为；需支付”，其主语是物体或某种活动。

常用结构：
sth. costs (sb.) +钱（或a lot…）

例句：
The trip will cost you $1000.
这趟旅游要花去你1000美元。

It costs a lot to buy a house in this part of Chengdu.
在成都这一地区买栋房子要花很多钱。

2. 动词spend的主要意思是“花（钱或时间）”，其主语必须是人。

常用结构：
spend time/money on sth.
spend time/money (in) doing sth.

例句：
She spends a lot of money on clothes.
她在衣服上开销很大。

I spent a lot of time cleaning that room.
我花了很长时间打扫那个房间。

3. 动词pay的常见意思是“付费；付款”。

常用结构：
pay (sb.) money for sth.
pay for sth.

We paid £35 for each ticket.
我们每张票付了35英镑。

Most of the money went to pay for the food and drink.
大部分的钱都花在了食物和饮料上面。

今天的知识点就到这里，快来答题吧～
小练习
This dress looks beautiful on you. How much is it? — It ____ me more than 2000 yuan.
A. paid
B. cost
C. spent
I _____ some of my free time playing basketball for my school team.
A. pay
B. cost
C. spend
This computer _____ too much. I can't afford it now.
A. costs
B. spends
C. pays
考试真题
在近几年全国和各地中高考、CET4、CET6和考研试卷中，

今天讲的几个表示“花费”的词经常出现，以下是几个例子：

He spent half a year collecting materials for his article.（TEM-4 1990年）

It cost her a lot of money, but she doesn't regret spending a year traveling around the world.

今天spend了很多时间来画画

画具cost我很多票票╥﹏╥

所以我让麻麻来帮我paid

一点都不好笑

今日份学习动力源泉