bill
- n.(餐馆的)账单;(提交议会讨论的)议案，法案;海报;鸟嘴;（剧院等的）节目单;有…形喙的
- vt.给(某人)开账单，发账单(要求付款);把(某人或事物)宣传为…;宣布…将做某事
复数： bills 过去式： billed 现在分词： billing 过去分词： billed 第三人称单数： bills
billnoun
付款 for payment
账单
a piece of paper that shows how much you owe sb for goods or services
the telephone/electricity/gas bill
电话费 / 电费 / 煤气费账单
We ran up a massive hotel bill .
我们累积了大笔的旅馆费。
She always pays her bills on time.
她总是按时支付账单。
The bills are piling up (= there are more and more that have still not been paid) .
账单越积越多。
（餐馆的）账单
a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant
Let's ask for the bill.
我们结账吧。
货币 money
a ten-dollar bill
一张十元的钞票
议会 in parliament
（提交议会讨论的）议案，法案
a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country's parliament so that its members can discuss it
to introduce/approve/reject a bill
提出 / 通过 / 否决一项议案
the Education Reform Bill
教育改革法案
剧院等 at theatre, etc.
（剧院等的）节目单
a programme of entertainment at a theatre, etc.
a horror double bill (= two horror films/movies shown one after the other)
双场恐怖片节目单
Topping the bill (= the most important performer) is Robbie Williams.
领衔演出的是罗比∙威廉斯。
广告 advertisement
海报；招贴；广告
a notice in a public place to advertise an event
鸟 of birds
鸟嘴；喙
the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird's mouth
有…形喙的
having the type of bill mentioned
long-billed waders
长嘴涉禽
帽子 on hat
to be what is needed in a particular situation or for a particular purpose
从书面材料看，有几位申请人符合条件。
On paper, several of the applicants fit the bill.
a report that says sb is healthy or that sth is in good condition
to be responsible for paying the cost of sth
这一次掏腰包的又得是纳税人。
Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.
verb
要求付款 ask for payment
给（某人）开账单，发账单（要求付款）
to send sb a bill for sth
Please bill me for the books.
请就所购的书开列账单。
做广告 advertise
把（某人或事物）宣传为…
to advertise or describe sb/sth in a particular way
He was billed as the new Tom Cruise.
他被宣传为新汤姆∙克鲁斯。
宣布…将做某事
to advertise that sb/sth will do sth
She was billed to speak on ‘China─Yesterday and Today’.
据宣传她要发表题为“中国——昨天和今天”的演讲。
if two people who are in love bill and coo , they kiss and speak in a loving way to each other
These are all words for a record of how much you owe for goods or services you have bought or used.以上各词均指账单、账目。
a list of goods that you have bought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe; the price or cost of sth指账单：
the gas bill
煤气费账单
a printed record of money spent, received, etc.指结算单、清单、报表：
the company's annual financial statement
公司的年度财务报表
a bank statement (= a record of money paid into and out of a bank account)
银行结单
a credit card statement
信用卡结单
an arrangement with a shop/store or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month指赊销账、赊欠账、赊购：
Put it on my account please.
请记在我的赊购账上。
( rather formal ) a bill for goods that sb has bought or work that has been done for sb指发票、发货或服务费用清单：
The builders sent an invoice for £250.
营造商发出了一张250英镑的发票。
You would get a bill in a restaurant, bar or hotel; from a company that supplies you with gas, electricity, etc.; or from sb whose property you have damaged. An invoice is for goods supplied or work done as agreed between a customer and supplier, and is usually sent after the goods have been delivered or the work finished. |
( rather informal ) a bill for goods you receive but pay for later, especially for food or drinks in a restaurant or bar; the price or cost of sth指待付的账单、账款、费用，尤指餐厅或酒吧账单：
a bar tab
酒吧账单
Can I put it on my tab?
我可以记账吗？
( NAmE ) a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant指餐馆的账单：
Can I have the check, please?
请把账单给我好吗？
bill
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N-COUNT （商品或服务费用的）账单
A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.They couldn't afford to pay the bills...
他们无力支付这些账单。
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VERB 给…开送账单
If you bill someone for goods or services you have provided them with, you give or send them a bill stating how much money they owe you for these goods or services.Are you going to bill me for this?
你们会给我开这个的账单吗？
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N-SING （餐馆的）账单
The bill in a restaurant is a piece of paper on which the price of the meal you have just eaten is written and which you are given before you pay. -
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N-COUNT 纸币；钞票
A bill is a piece of paper money....a large quantity of US dollar bills.
大量的美钞
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N-COUNT 议案；法案
In government, a bill is a formal statement of a proposed new law that is discussed and then voted on.This is the toughest crime bill that Congress has passed in a decade...
这是十年来国会通过的最严厉的一项刑事法案。
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N-SING 演出人员名单
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VERB 宣传（某人）将参加演出
If someone is billed to appear in a particular show, it has been advertised that they are going to be in it.She was billed to play the Red Queen in Snow White.
海报宣传她会扮演《白雪公主》中的“红王后”。
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...their quarrels over star billing.
他们因为海报上排名的先后顺序而发生的争吵
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VERB 宣传（某人或某物有某种特质或能力）
If you bill a person or event as a particular thing, you advertise them in a way that makes people think they have particular qualities or abilities.They bill it as Britain's most exciting museum.
他们宣称它是英国最有趣的博物馆。
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N-COUNT 鸟嘴；喙
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PHRASE 适合需要；符合要求
If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose.If you fit the bill, send a CV to Rebecca Rees.
如果你符合要求，就寄一份简历给丽贝卡·里斯。
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PHRASE 付账；买单
If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?
谁会为她奢侈的假日买单？
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PHRASE 身体状况良好
If a doctor gives you a clean bill of health, they tell you that you are fit and healthy.President Mitterrand, 75, has been given a clean bill of health by doctors in Paris.
巴黎的医生们告诉75岁的密特朗总统，他的身体非常健康。
noun
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- the entertainment offered at a public presentation
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- horny projecting mouth of a bird
- Synonym: beak neb nib pecker
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- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
- he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
- Synonym: peak eyeshade visor vizor
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- a long-handled saw with a curved blade
- he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree
- Synonym: billhook
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- a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
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- an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
- he paid his bill and left
- send me an account of what I owe
- Synonym: account invoice
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- a statute in draft before it becomes law
- they held a public hearing on the bill
- Synonym: measure
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- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- a poster advertised the coming attractions
- Synonym: poster posting placard notice card
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- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- Synonym: circular handbill broadside broadsheet flier flyer throwaway
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- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
- Synonym: note government note bank bill banker's bill bank note banknote Federal Reserve note greenback
verb
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- advertise especially by posters or placards
- He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso
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- publicize or announce by placards
- Synonym: placard
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- demand payment
- Will I get charged for this service?
- We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
- Synonym: charge
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I got a shock when I saw the bill .
我看到账单时大吃一惊。
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The total bill comes out at £ 500 .
账单金额总计为500英镑。
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The bill will become law next year .
该议案将于明年成为法律。
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On paper , several of the applicants fit the bill .
从书面材料看，有几位申请人符合条件。
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Here 's a five dollar bill ─ please keep the change .
这是一张五元的钞票——零钱就不用找了。
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The bills kept coming in , one after another .
账单纷至沓来。
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Better insulation of your home will help to reduce heating bills .
增加房子的隔热性能会有助于减少供暖费用。
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The central plank of the bill was rural development .
这一法案的核心是农村发展。
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Bill 's parents came for dinner last night .
昨天晚上，比尔的父母来吃晚饭了。
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Bill finally rolled up two hours late .
比尔最终迟到了两个小时。
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We queried the bill as it seemed far too high .
账单上的费用似乎太高了，我们对此表示怀疑。
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If you don 't want to come , fair enough , but let Bill know .
你要是不想来，可以，不过要让比尔知道。
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She had run up a huge phone bill .
她已经欠下了一大笔电话费。
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The Bill was read without a division .
议案未经分组表决就宣读通过了。
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She always pays her bills on time .
她总是按时支付账单。
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Take out our service contract and say goodbye to costly repair bills .
接受我们的服务合同，告别昂贵的修理费吧。
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We all envy the Bill Gateses of this world .
我们大家都羡慕比尔∙盖茨这样的人。
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I didn 't want to move abroad but Bill talked me into it .
我本不想移居国外，但是比尔把我给说服了。
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They 've had to sell the family silver to pay the bills .
他们不得已卖掉家传的银器去支付账单。
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The waiter made a mistake adding up the bill .
服务员结账时算错了账。
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Can I have the bill , please ?
请给我账单。
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Let 's ask for the bill .
我们结账吧。
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The builders presented a bill for several hundred pounds .
承建商送来了一份数百英镑的账单。
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Please bill me for the books .
请就所购的书开列账单。
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She was billed to speak on ' China ─ Yesterday and Today ' .
据宣传她要发表题为“中国——昨天和今天”的演讲。
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I thought Bill played exceptionally well .
我认为比尔的球打得特别好。
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The note said , ' Call Bill soonest ' .
纸条上写着：“尽快给比尔打电话”。
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We had inadvertently left without paying the bill .
我们无意之中未付账就离开了。
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They got the bill through Congress .
他们使此议案在国会获得通过。
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Politicians will be debating the bill later this week .
政界将在本周晚些时候讨论这个议案。
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