The girls spend more time collecting water.

女孩们花更多的时间集水。

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They spent a lot of time collecting stamps.

他们在收集邮票上花费了大量时间。

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The artist spends most of his spare time collecting butterfly specimens.

这位艺术家把他的大多数业余时间都用来收集蝴蝶标本。

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If those suitors win in court, they may have a tough time collecting their purse.

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If a man chooses to spend all his time collecting stamps, we presume he likes it.

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When people spend less time collecting unemployment benefits, they stop being recounted again and again in the monthly unemployment survey.

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