spend some time

句式

spend some time (in) doing sth.
spend some time (in) on sth.

“话费时间做某事”，可与 It takes some time to do sth. 互换。

He spent two years (in) writing the book.
It took him two years to write the book.
写这本书花了他两年时间。

We spent over five years on the project.
这个项目花费了我五年多的时间

提示

spend some money on sth.

pay some money for sth.

“买某物话费多少钱”

We spent five hundred dollars on travelling.
我们旅行话费了五百美元。