It took me three hours to finish reading that book

花费───spend;读完───finish reading

Managers are too expensive and important to spend time digging up market information.───经理的薪金过高，职责太过重大，不能将时间浪费在挖掘市场信息上。

How do you spend your leisure?───你是怎样消磨空闲时间的?

Let's spend the winter down south.───我们冬天去南方过把.

Campsites in the New Forest quickly filled up as thousands decided to spend the holiday under canvas.───随着成千上万的人决定到户外宿营度假，新福里斯特的野营地很快人满为患。

I spend most of my working day sitting at a desk.───我一天之中大部分工作时间都坐在办公桌旁。

They're informed that we've got this money to spend and we will do such and such with it.───他们被告知我们已经拿到了这笔钱并将用它来做什么。

I wanted to spend Sundays holed up together in our flat.───我希望可以一起窝在我们的公寓里度过每个周日。

Consumers did not spend and create jobs; they hoarded.───消费者并没有消费进而创造就业机会，他们把钱都存起来了。

How long did you spend afloat?

Spare when you’re young, and spend when you’re old.

The great use of life is to spend it for something that overlasts it.

To gain teaches how to spend.

Do not all you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all youknow.