cost pay spend和take 都有“花费”的意思,但它们的用法不同
cost 的主语是物,即“某物+cost +sb + 金钱”
pay 的主语是人,与for 连用,即“某人+pay +金钱+for sth ”
spend 的主语是人,与on / (in) doing 连用,即“某人+spend +金钱/时间+on / (in ) doing sth ”
take 常用于句型“It takes sb some time to do sth ”
如
1.The book cost him ten yuan .
=He paid ten yuan for the book.
= He spent ten yuan on the book.
=He spent ten yuan (in) buying the book.
他花了十元钱买了这本书。
2. It took him half an hour to finish the work .
=He spent half an hour finishing the work.
他花了半小时完成这项工作。
take, spend, cost, pay都是花费,但是它们的区别和用法你会了吗