花时间的英文：
take time ;taken time ;took time

参考例句：

My beef is that it took too much time.
我的抱怨是太花时间了。

Thing to which one gives one's time,energy,etc;occupation.
花时间、精力等做的事;职业

Took time to reflect Before deciding
做决定之前花时间想想

It takes time to find a suitable berth .
找到合适的职位需要花时间。

"True enough, but on the other hand, it 's time - consuming. "
的确，不过从另一方面说这很花时间。

Do take time to remember and recollect everything you feel you want from your life.
花时间来记住和回忆你觉得在生活中想要的一切。

They spend their days doing simple exercises to get back into shape.
他们每天花时间做简单的运动来恢复他们的身体健康。

I'd like a firm offer and then time to push the sales.
我希望报价是实盘，然后花时间去推销。

Shake hands as you say goodbye and thank the interviewer for spending time with you
道别时要握手感谢雇主花时间对你进行面试。

But for most of us, we don’t spend the time analyzing these life decisions.
但是对于我们大多数人来说，我们并没有花时间来分析这样的生活决策。

take是什么意思：
v. 拿，取；带；获得；采取；承担；吃；耗费；乘，搭；以为；理解；走；抓住

a catch; a take; a taking
捕获量

take a nap; take a snooze
小睡一下;睡午觉

take service with
在￥帮佣

time是什么意思：
n. 时间；（一段）时光；时机；机会；历史时期；时代；次；回；倍
v. 测定…所花时间；调准；调整；测定…所花时间
adj. 时间的；定时的；定期的；分期的

discrimination time
辨别时间辨别时间

It is time to go.
该走了。

They are not in step with the times.
他们跟不上时代的步伐。

taken是什么意思：
v. take的过去分词；拿，取

An amount of game taken or legally permitted to be taken.
取得的猎物或被法律允许的狩猎数量。

The bull must be taken by the horns.
捉牛须执角。

The Bull must be taken by the horns
捉牛须先捉牛角;勇于面对困难