spending

Entertaining in style needn't mean spending lavishly.

待客隆重并不意味着要大肆铺张。

Once the compulsive spender stops at the mall, she will be unable to control her spending.

患强迫性购物症的人一旦来到购物中心，就无法控制自己的开支。

He is always spending.

他挥霍成性.

Spending could outrun the capacity of businesses to produce the goods.

消费有可能超出企业的产能。

One per cent of total public spending should eventually go towards the arts.

公共事业总支出的1%最终应当花在艺术事业上。

I lingered on in Atlanta for a few days, spending much of my time with an artist friend.

我在亚特兰大又逗留了几天，大部分时候都和一位搞艺术的朋友在一起。

They're spending a heck of a lot of money.

他们正大把大把地花钱。

cutbacks in public spending

公共开支的削减

Jo will use her winnings as spending money on her holiday to the Costa Brava.

乔要把自己赢的钱作为去布拉沃海岸度假时的零花钱。

The British could afford to reduce defence spending in peacetime without excessive risk.

英国可以在和平时期减少国防开支，而不会引来太大风险。

Critics attack his lavish spending and flamboyant style.

评论家抨击他大肆挥霍、恣意张扬的作风。

The government is determined to check the growth of public spending.

政府决心要控制公共开支的增长。

He groaned inwardly at the thought of spending another day in that place.

一想到要在那儿再呆上一天,他暗暗叫苦.

He called for much higher spending on education and training.

他呼吁在教育和培训方面加大投入。

They claim that military spending is used as a device for managing the economy.

他们声称军费开支是用来作为调控经济的手段的。

The social services account for a substantial part of public spending.

社会福利事业占了一大部分的公共支出。

There's no need to think you are sentenced to spending the rest of your life in a job you hate; why don't you change your work?

没必要认为你下半辈子就得一直干这种你不愿干的工作, 你为什么不换工作 呢 ?

Consumer spending was the driving force behind the economic growth in the summer.

顾客消费是夏季经济增长的强大推动力。

The money had been earmarked for spending on new school buildings.

这笔款项已指定用于新校舍建设。

Has your spending on food increased?

你在食品上的开支增加了吗？

The children are spending the weekend with my ex and his new wife.

孩子们与我的前夫及其新夫人在一起度周末。

Borrowers are striving to ease their financial position by spending less and saving more.

借债人正努力减少支出、增加储蓄，以缓解财务紧张的窘况。

Stop spending so fast, or you'll end us up in debt.

别花钱这么快, 否则你就要叫我们背债了.

Health spending tends to rise disproportionately as countries become richer; but even adjusting for this, America is a case apart.

随着国家愈加富有，医疗保健费用增加的幅度却往往与之不成比例；但即使美国为此作出调整，还是与别国不同。

It isn't worthwhile spending so much time on minor problems.

在枝节问题上犯不着花这么多时间.

It was a tossup between spending the night in the van and walking ten miles for help.

在客货车里睡一晚还是走上十英里求援,当时实在是进退两难.

Nicky's job as a public relations director involves spending quite a lot of time with other people.

尼基作为公共关系主管，需要花很多时间与别人打交道。

The senator's speech hit at government spending.

参议员的讲话批评了政府的开支.

the government's proclivity for spending money

政府花钱的倾向

The economy was hidebound by public spending and private monopolies.

经济由于公共开支和私有垄断而变得僵化。