take（took) 、spend(spent)、cost (cost )、 pay(paid)都是“花費”之意。

其中spend、 pay要以人作主語，take 、cost 以物作主語。

(1)spend:花費金錢或時間。多用句型:spend sth (in)doing or spend sth on sth

如:she spends 400 dollars in fixing her house .

如：I spent150 yuan on the shirt.

I spent 150 yuan buying the shirt.

(2)pay：pay：人作主語 sb pay some money for sth

例如：I paid 150 yuan for the shirt.

(3)cost：多指花費金錢，翻譯為費用.物作主語，It cost sb.+some money +to do sth. sth cost sb sth

例如：It cost me150 yuan to buy the shirt.

The shirt cost me150 yuan .

(4)take：It take sb.some time to do sth.it takes sb some time (some money) to do something

It took the parents more than 8000 yuan to buy the piano for their son.

It takes 5 hours to finish this task

spend cost pay take的區別：含義不同、用法不同。spend通常指為某一專門目的而花費大量金錢、時間或是精力，主語必須是人；cost意為花費時間、勞力等，主語是物；pay意為支付、償還，可作名詞和動詞；take指占用空間、時間或精力等，主語是人或一件事情。



一、spend的含義及用法介紹

1、作為動詞，意為用，花(錢);花(時間);度過;花費，消耗，用盡(精力等)。

例句：I've spent all my money already.

我已經把我的錢全都花完了。

We spent the weekend in Paris.

我們在巴黎度過了週末。

2、作為名詞，意為(為某目的或某段時間內的)花銷，花費，開銷。

例句：Spending on health is half as much again as it was in 1998.

衛生保健方面的開銷比1998年增長了一半。

As people's income rises, so does their spending.

隨著收入的增加，開銷也在上漲。

二、cost的含義及用法介紹

1、作為名詞時，意為費用;花費;價錢;成本;(為做某事涉及的)努力，代價，損失。

例句：The plan had to be abandoned on grounds of cost.

由於經費的原因此項計劃被迫放棄。

The use of cheap labour helped to keep costs down.

使用廉價勞動力有助於降低成本。

2、作為動詞時，意為需付費;價錢為;使喪失;使損失;使付出努力;使做不愉快的事。

例句：I didn't get it because it cost too much.

因為那東西太昂貴我沒買。

That one mistake almost cost him his life.

那一個差錯幾乎使他喪命。

三、pay的含義及用法介紹

1、作為動詞，意為付費;付酬;交納;償還;贏利;創收。

例句：Are you paying in cash or by credit card ?

您付現金還是用信用卡？

It's hard to make farming pay.

種莊稼獲利很不容易。

2、作為名詞，意為工資;薪水。

例句：Her job is hard work, but the pay is good.

她工作雖辛苦，但薪水不低。

The pay increase will be introduced in stages.

工資的提高將分步進行。

四、take的含義及用法介紹

1、作為動詞，意為攜帶;拿走;取走;運走;帶去;引領;使達到，把…推向，把…帶到(另一個層次、層面等)。

例句：Take this to the bank for me, would you?

請替我把這送到銀行去好嗎？

It's too far to walk─I'll take you by car.

步行路太遠，我開車送你去。

2、作為名詞，意為(不停機一次連續拍攝的)場景，鏡頭;收入額;進項;看法;意見。

例句：We managed to get it right in just two takes.

我們僅拍攝了兩個鏡頭就把這部分戲拍好了。

How much is my share of the take?

我的那一份收入是多少？