英语中spend,cost,pay在译成花费时的区别

spend/pay 只能人做主语
sb. spend time/money on sth/in doing sth.
sb. pay money for sth. to sb.
cost只能物做主语多用来表示钱也可表时间,精力
sth. cost sb. money

因此:
spend money on sth.
spend money in doing sth.
sth. cost money
pay money for
pay for bill

英语中spend,cost,pay在译成花费时的区别
sb. spend sometime/some money on sth./in doing sth(此句中in可以省略)
It cost sb. sometime to do sth.
sb. pay some money for sth.