expense · cost · to spend (time or money) · expenditure

huā fèi

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The damage will cost us a lot of money.

I have to get up two hours earlier just to spend the whole day in the office for a 30-to-45-minute meeting I could have had by webcam.

我必须早两个小时起床，就为了花费一整天的时间在办公室参加本可以线上参与的30-45分钟的会议。

I spent thirty dollars on a book.

我购买一本书花费了三十美元。

How much time do you estimate it'll take you to do that?

你估计做那件事需要花费你多少时间呢？

Tom's efforts to open a clothing store went up in smoke.

汤姆为了开一家服装店所花费的努力已经成为了泡影。

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