spent
[spɛnt]
adj.
用过的;
不再有用的;
已废的;
失效的;
v.
用钱，花钱( spend的过去式和过去分词 );
花费;
消耗;
花（时间）;
例句:
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She spent a period of time working with people dying of cancer.
她有一段时间曾帮助垂危的癌症患者。
来自柯林斯例句
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Money could be better spent on hospitals or schools.
来自BBC
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He spent 25 years campaigning against racist and unjust immigration laws.
他用了25年的时间与带有种族歧视色彩和没有公正可言的移民法作斗争。
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My father spent his whole life at this plant.
来自BBC
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He'd spent his boyhood summers mucking about in boats.
他小时候，夏天都是在船上浑打胡闹度过的。
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He has spent most of his life in politics.
来自BBC