to spend a lot of money on something special
在某件特别的事情上花很多钱 (zài mǒu jiàn tèbié de shìqíng shàng huā hěn duō qián)
"She splashed out on a designer handbag for her birthday."
"她为自己的生日买了一只设计师手袋,花了很多钱。" (Tā wèi zìjǐ de shēngrì mǎile yī zhī shèjì shī shǒudài, huāle hěn duō qián.)
to start a journey
to begin doing something with determination
to lag in selling goods to foreign countries
to employ or bring someone into a company
to transfer or carry something to another time or situation
to start working seriously after being distracted