大家能正確使用英語中的「pay」、「spend」和「cost」這些字嗎?
這些單字可以說是最常用的與金錢相關的用法。讓對方能理解自己的表達,正確使用單字也是一個捷徑。
因此,這次我們要詳細解說「pay・spend・cost」之間的差異、用法及例句!
Contents
- pay的含義跟用法
- Please pay for those items at the cash register. 請在收銀台支付這些物品的費用。
- Can I pay by credit card? 我可以用信用卡付款嗎?
- If you miss the return deadline, you will be required to pay a late fee. 如果您錯過了退貨截止日期,將需要支付滯納金。
- Who will pay for dinner today? 今天的晚餐誰付錢?
- I have to pay a lot of things this month for my new life. 這個月我必須為新生活付出很多東西。
- I think we should pay for what we value. 我認為我們應該為了珍惜的東西而付出。
- I paid a lot of money to pass the college entrance exam. 為了通過高考,我花了很多錢。
- I paid my mother $10 to pay back the money I owed. 我付給媽媽 10 美元來償還欠債。
- The company paid me $100 as salary.。 公司付我100美元的薪水。
- When you travel, you will have to pay for meals, souvenirs, and other expenses in addition to transportation costs. 旅行時,除了交通費用之外,還需要支付餐費、紀念品和其他費用。
- spend的含義跟用法
- I have spent a considerable amount of money on our hobby. 我在我們的愛好上花了很多錢。
- He said he spent a lot of time and money to acquire English. 他說他花了很多時間和金錢來學英文。
- It’s a shame that I spent so much money on this product and it was a disappointment. 很遺憾我在這個產品上花了這麼多錢,結果卻令人失望。
- The teacher said that not only spending time and money but also putting in the effort will produce results. 老師說,不僅要花時間和金錢,還要付出努力才會有結果。
- I spent a lot of money on camping equipment, so I have to save this month. 我在露營裝備上花了很多錢,所以這個月我必須存錢。
- I feel like I need to rethink how I spend my time and money a little more. 我覺得我需要重新考慮一下如何花費我的時間和金錢。
- I spent the money on a English dictionary, so I have very little left in my allowance for this month. 我花錢買了一本英文字典,所以這個月的零用錢所剩無幾了。
- I spent a lot of money to buy a bouquet of flowers to give when I proposed. 我求婚時花了很多錢買花。
- I spent a lot of money on cosmetics to experience the beauty effects. 為了達到美容效果,我花了很多錢買化妝品。 *上述句子中的Effect可以替換為Benefit。
- cost的含義跟用法
- The repair will cost me 250 dollars. 修理費用要花我 250 美元。
- It costs no more than $20. 它的成本不超過 20 美元。
- This coffee cost me $10. 這杯咖啡花了我 10 美元。
- It costs $100 to join a gym. 加入健身房需花100 美元。
- It costs money to create new products. 創造新產品需要花錢。
- It costs a lot to create articles and produce a newspaper. 撰寫文章和製作報紙需要花費大量成本。
- 名詞cost的例句
- 其他相似的表達
- take
- waste
- I wasted a lot of money on buying a lot of things because of stress. 由於壓力大,我浪費了很多錢買了很多東西。
- I have wasted money this month and regret it very much. 我這個月花了很多錢,我真的很後悔。
- I wasted too much time and money on things I liked. 我在自己喜歡的事情上花了太多的時間和金錢。
- He always wastes his money on alcohol. 他總是把錢浪費在酒上。
- My goal this year is not to waste money. 我今年的目標是不要浪費錢。
- consume
- 總結
pay的含義跟用法
首先,我們來看看「pay」的意思。
Pay:支付、付款、發給
它與花錢購買服務或產品有著細微差別。在下面的例句中,我們不能使用「spend」或「cost」來代替pay。
Please pay for those items at the cash register.
請在收銀台支付這些物品的費用。
Can I pay by credit card?
我可以用信用卡付款嗎?
If you miss the return deadline, you will be required to pay a late fee.
如果您錯過了退貨截止日期,將需要支付滯納金。
Who will pay for dinner today?
今天的晚餐誰付錢?
I have to pay a lot of things this month for my new life.
這個月我必須為新生活付出很多東西。
I think we should pay for what we value.
我認為我們應該為了珍惜的東西而付出。
I paid a lot of money to pass the college entrance exam.
為了通過高考,我花了很多錢。
I paid my mother $10 to pay back the money I owed.
我付給媽媽 10 美元來償還欠債。
The company paid me $100 as salary.。
公司付我100美元的薪水。
When you travel, you will have to pay for meals, souvenirs, and other expenses in addition to transportation costs.
旅行時,除了交通費用之外,還需要支付餐費、紀念品和其他費用。
事實上,pay也可以當名詞使用。這時候指的是「薪水」的意思。
另外還有一個類似的詞 payment,指的是「付款」。
spend的含義跟用法
Spend:支出、使用
*spend也有消磨時間的意思,不過這次我們是解說上面的兩個含義。
Pay是表示「付錢」的行為,spend則表示「花錢」的狀態。
I have spent a considerable amount of money on our hobby.
我在我們的愛好上花了很多錢。
He said he spent a lot of time and money to acquire English.
他說他花了很多時間和金錢來學英文。
It’s a shame that I spent so much money on this product and it was a disappointment.
很遺憾我在這個產品上花了這麼多錢,結果卻令人失望。
The teacher said that not only spending time and money but also putting in the effort will produce results.
老師說,不僅要花時間和金錢,還要付出努力才會有結果。
I spent a lot of money on camping equipment, so I have to save this month.
我在露營裝備上花了很多錢,所以這個月我必須存錢。
I feel like I need to rethink how I spend my time and money a little more.
我覺得我需要重新考慮一下如何花費我的時間和金錢。
I spent the money on a English dictionary, so I have very little left in my allowance for this month.
我花錢買了一本英文字典,所以這個月的零用錢所剩無幾了。
I spent a lot of money to buy a bouquet of flowers to give when I proposed.
我求婚時花了很多錢買花。
I spent a lot of money on cosmetics to experience the beauty effects.
為了達到美容效果,我花了很多錢買化妝品。
*上述句子中的Effect可以替換為Benefit。
cost的含義跟用法
Cost:(動詞)花費
專注於我們需要付費的服務或產品。另一個要記住的重點是主詞變成了「事物」!另外,請記住,cost是過去式,過去分詞也是成本。
The repair will cost me 250 dollars.
修理費用要花我 250 美元。
It costs no more than $20.
它的成本不超過 20 美元。
This coffee cost me $10.
這杯咖啡花了我 10 美元。
It costs $100 to join a gym.
加入健身房需花100 美元。
It costs money to create new products.
創造新產品需要花錢。
It costs a lot to create articles and produce a newspaper.
撰寫文章和製作報紙需要花費大量成本。
名詞cost的例句
Low-cost products are not necessarily of low quality.
低成本產品不一定代表低品質。
The cost of repairing my car was very high.
修理我車子的費用相當高。
We should consider what we can do without cost.
我們應該考慮一下我們可以在不花成本的情況下做什麼。
We must find ways to reduce costs while maintaining high quality.
我們必須想辦法在保持高品質的同時降低成本。
其他相似的表達
take
這是最常用的英語單字之一。
take 是一個多功能用詞,可以用於多種情況。這次我們要學習與「金錢、購物」有關的表達。
Take:選出(產品)、購買、花費(金錢等等)
它有時會用於成語「take money for:拿錢」。
Taking money is a crime.
拿錢就是犯罪。
waste
這也是常見的單字之一!
如果想表達浪費金錢或時間,我們可以使用這個字。這也是個非常便利的表達。
Waste:無用、浪費
I wasted a lot of money on buying a lot of things because of stress.
由於壓力大,我浪費了很多錢買了很多東西。
I have wasted money this month and regret it very much.
我這個月花了很多錢,我真的很後悔。
I wasted too much time and money on things I liked.
我在自己喜歡的事情上花了太多的時間和金錢。
He always wastes his money on alcohol.
他總是把錢浪費在酒上。
My goal this year is not to waste money.
我今年的目標是不要浪費錢。
consume
想表達耗盡精力、資源、時間等等,我們可以使用這個字,
Consume:消耗、花費、耗盡
I consume hours napping.
我小睡了幾個小時。
This machine consumes a lot of power.
這台機器非常耗電。
My company consumes a lot of paper.
我的公司消耗了大量紙張。
This summer is extremely hot, so every household will be consuming large amounts of water.
今年夏天非常炎熱,家家戶戶會消耗大量的水。
總結
現在您是否比較了解「pay・spend・cost」之間的差異跟用法了呢?請多多練習,相信您很快就會記住。
英語中有很多相似的表達,例如「Assume 和 suppose」或「Reflect 和 consider」。
可能有點無聊,但學英文的捷徑之一,就是我們能逐一檢視、理解每個單字的含義。讓我們每天一點一點的累積,記住越來越多的單字!