英 [ˈspendɪŋ] 美 [ˈspendɪŋ]
n. （尤指政府或组织的）支出，开销，花费
v. 用，花（钱）；花（时间），度过；花费，消耗，用尽（精力等）（spend的现在分词形式）；花费，消耗，用尽（精力等）（spend 的现在分词形式）[1]
柯林斯英汉双解大词典
spend /spɛnd/ CET4 TEM4 ( spending, spent, spends )
1.V-T When you spend money, you pay money for things that you want or need. 花 (钱)
2.V-T If you spend time or energy doing something, you use your time or effort doing it. 花 (时间、精力)
3.V-T If you spend a period of time in a place, you stay there for a period of time. 度过 (一段时间)[1]
consumer spending 消费性开支；消费者开销
public spending 政府开支；公用事业支出
spending power 消费力
capital spending 资本开支，资本支出；资本投资
investment spending 投资支出
discretionary spending 可自由支配的个人开支
deficit spending （尤指政府的）赤字开支；寅吃卯粮
spending pattern 消费模式；开支模式；支出形态[1]
George was spending very freely. 乔治花钱大手大脚。
Spending has increased year on year. 与去年同期比较，开销增加了。
We need to rein back public spending. 我们需要严格控制公共开销。
They announced cuts in public spending. 他们宣布缩减公共开支。
Spending on health is growing inexorably. 健康上的花费在不可阻挡地增加。
In practical terms , it means spending less. 具体点说，那意味着少花些钱。
Inflation is nibbling away at spending power. 通货膨胀正在慢慢地减弱消费能力。
Spending on books has been severely curtailed. 购书开支已被大大削减。
The Government has cut back on defence spending. 政府已削减了国防开支。
Spending a night in jail was his road to Damascus. 在监狱里度过的一夜彻底改变了他的人生观。
The spending cuts had been rammed through Congress. 削减开支一事在国会强行通过。
Entertaining in style needn't mean spending lavishly. 时尚娱乐并不意味着要无度地花钱。
Further cuts in defence spending are being considered. 目前正在考虑进一步削减国防开支。
Public spending must be kept within reasonable bounds. 公共开支必须控制在合理的范围内。
His argument was that public spending must be reduced. 他的论点是公共开支必须减缩。
All parties are promising to increase spending on health. 各政党都在许诺增加医疗开支。
She's been spending money like it's going out of fashion. 她花钱一直大手大脚。
Schools are the latest victims of cuts in public spending. 学校是削减公共开支的最新的牺牲品。
There isn't a bottomless pit of money for public spending. 公共开支并非用之不尽。
The government has placed a cap on local council spending. 政府给地方议会的经费支出规定了最高限额。
Schools will bear the brunt of cuts in government spending. 政府削减开支，学校将首当其冲受到影响。
He's a staunch supporter of controls on government spending. 他是政府开支控制的坚定支持者。
There has been some decrease in military spending this year. 今年的军费开支有所减少。
The government usually overshot its original spending target. 该政府经常超过它原本的支出目标。
Military spending is a huge drain on the country's resources. 军费开支是对国家资源的巨大耗费。
The president is calling for spending restraints in some areas. 该总统要求在一些领域限制开支。
Education comprises two-thirds of all local government spending. 教育经费占地方政府所有开销的2/3。
They really do get pleasure from spending money on other people. 他们确实因把钱花在别人身上而从中得到快乐。
Consumers are spending less and merchants are feeling the pinch. 消费者花钱少了，商家感到手头拮据。
The new penalties were aimed at dampening down consumer spending. 新的惩罚措施旨在抑制消费者支出。[1]