spare no expense不惜资金

典型例句：

We're so busy that no one in the office can be spared for any other work.

我们都很忙，办事处中谁都抽不出来做其他工作。

Can you spare ten minutes？你能抽出10分钟时间吗？

No trouble was spared to make sure the guests enjoyed themselves. 为使宾客尽情欢乐而不遗余力。

What do you like doing in your spare time？你在闲暇时喜欢做什么？

3. appoint vt.任命；委派

归纳拓展：

appoint sb. to a post 派某人任某职

appoint sb. as... 任命某人担任......

appoint sb. sth. 任命某人为......(职务)

appoint sb. to do sth. 派某人干某事

appoint a time/place for sth./to do sth. 约定时间/地点干......

appointment n. 预约，任命，委任

make an appointment 约会

keep/cancel the appointment 践约/取消约会

by appointment按照约定

典型例句：

She's been appointed as sales director/to the post of sales director.

她被任命为销售部经理。

A committee was appointed to investigate these complaints.

已任命一个委员会调查这些投诉。

The committee has appointed a day in July for your case to be heard.

委员会指定七月某一天审理你的案件。

I called the dentist to change the time of my appointment.

我打电话给牙医更改我的预约时间。

4. possession n. 拥有；(常 pl.)所有物，财产

归纳拓展：

possess sth. 拥有，具有

be possessed of 拥有

be in one's possession(或be in the possession of) 为......所有，归......所有

be in possession of sth. 拥有，占用某物

have possession of 拥有(指买来或从别人那里买来)

警示误区： in possession of 表示主动，其主语通常是人，意为"占有......"：in the possession of 表示被动，其主语通常是物，意为"被......占有"。类似短语还有：

in charge of 负责.......

in the charge of 由......负责

in control of 控制

in the control of 被......控制

The finance company now has possession of the house.

该金融公司现在拥有这所房子的所有权。

The police went through all the dead girl's possessions.