We can find out how much money is spent on food in any given period.

我们可以查明在特定时间内花在食物上的钱有多少。

《牛津词典》

These days much of my time is spent weaving my way around cocktail parties.

这些日子我的很多时间花在闲转于各鸡尾酒会上。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

Too much time is spent on administration.

太多的时间花在了管理工作上。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

But much more time is spent on the nuts and bolts generally called logistics of how to transport and supply an army.

VOA: special.2009.11.01

Every country computes an estimate of how much is spent each year on consumption by the people who live in the country.

每个国家估算出,生活在该国国内居民,每年的消费额。

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

Does anybody know why so much time is spent on that? Yes?

有谁知道为什么要在这上面花这么多时间吗,你说

耶鲁公开课 - 基础物理课程节选

Otherwise their day is spent tousling, rolling around like kids and playing "follow the leader".

BBC: Lonely Planet's top five wildlife parks in South Africa

Natural-resource income is spent rashly or invested at the expense of other sectors of the economy.

ECONOMIST: Commodities

Half my time is spent trying to convince left-leaning people that the Laffer Curve exists.

FORBES: Disastrous U.K. Tax Hike Unleashes Steroid-Pumped Version Of Laffer Curve