“被花掉”常见的英文表达可以是 be spent ,例如:The money was spent on various things.(这笔钱被花在了各种事情上。 )
此外,根据具体语境,也可以使用以下表达:
be used up:强调全部用完、消耗殆尽。比如:All the savings were used up last month.(上个月的积蓄全被花掉了。 )
be consumed:有“被消费、被花费”的意思,常用于描述资源、资金等被使用掉。例如:A large amount of energy was consumed in the production process.(生产过程中消耗了大量能源,这里也可理解为能源“被花掉”用于生产 。 )