Examples
zhěng gè整个guò chéng过程xū yào需要hào fèi耗费shù数yuè月。
整个过程需要耗费数月。
The whole process will take months.
撇开费用不说，建这座桥也会耗费不少的时间。
Apart from the cost, it will take long to build the bridge.
这意味着对利用能源、耗费资金和制造污染的空调的使用有了大幅增长。
It means a huge increase in the use of air conditioning which uses energy, which costs money and creates pollution.