bill

英 [bɪl] 美 [bɪl]

n.  账单; (餐馆的)账单; (提交议会讨论的)议案，法案
v.  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过去分词：billed现在分词：billing过去式：billed第三人称单数：bills

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牛津词典

noun

    付款 for payment

  1. 账单
    a piece of paper that shows how much you owe sb for goods or services
    1. the telephone/electricity/gas bill
      电话费 / 电费 / 煤气费账单
    2. We ran up a massive hotel bill .
      我们累积了大笔的旅馆费。
    3. She always pays her bills on time.
      她总是按时支付账单。
    4. The bills are piling up (= there are more and more that have still not been paid) .
      账单越积越多。
  2. （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
    1. Let's ask for the bill.
      我们结账吧。

    3. 货币 money

    货币 money

    议会 in parliament

  3. （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
    1. to introduce/approve/reject a bill
      提出 / 通过 / 否决一项议案
    2. the Education Reform Bill
      教育改革法案

    4. 剧院等 at theatre, etc.

  4. （剧院等的）节目单
    a programme of entertainment at a theatre, etc.
    1. a horror double bill (= two horror films/movies shown one after the other)
      双场恐怖片节目单
    2. Topping the bill (= the most important performer) is Robbie Williams.
      领衔演出的是罗比∙威廉斯。

    5. 广告 advertisement

  5. 海报；招贴；广告
    a notice in a public place to advertise an event

      1. 鸟 of birds

    1. 鸟嘴；喙
      the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird's mouth
      1. 有…形喙的
        having the type of bill mentioned
        1. long-billed waders
          长嘴涉禽

        2. 帽子 on hat

        帽子 on hat

      verb

        要求付款 ask for payment

      1. 给（某人）开账单，发账单（要求付款）
        to send sb a bill for sth
        1. Please bill me for the books.
          请就所购的书开列账单。

        2. 做广告 advertise

      2. 把（某人或事物）宣传为…
        to advertise or describe sb/sth in a particular way
        1. He was billed as the new Tom Cruise.
          他被宣传为新汤姆∙克鲁斯。
      3. 宣布…将做某事
        to advertise that sb/sth will do sth
        1. 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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      柯林斯词典

      1. 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.
        1. They couldn't afford to pay the bills...
          他们无力支付这些账单。
        2. He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly.
          他立即支付了订报费。
        3. ...phone bills.
          电话账单
      2. 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.
        1. Are you going to bill me for this?
          你们会给我开这个的账单吗？
      3. （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.

          1. in AM, use 美国英语用 check

        1. N-COUNT 纸币；钞票
          A bill is a piece of paper money.
          1. ...a large quantity of US dollar bills.
            大量的美钞

          2. in BRIT, use 英国英语用 note

        2. 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.
          1. 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。
          2. The bill was approved by a large majority.
            这项法案得到了绝大多数人的支持。
        3. 演出人员名单
          The bill of a show or concert is a list of the entertainers who will take part in it.
          1. 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.
            1. 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”。
          2. 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.
            1. They bill it as Britain's most exciting museum.
              他们宣称它是英国最有趣的博物馆。
          3. 鸟嘴；喙
            A bird's bill is its beak.
            1. See also: Private Member's Bill
            2. 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.
              1. 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。
            3. PHRASE 付账；买单
              If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
              1. Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?
                谁会为她奢侈的假日买单？
            4. 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.
              1. 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。
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            双语例句

            1. The new bill would remove student representation from the university Senate.
              新议案将取消大学评议会中的学生代表。
            2. The waitress whipped the plate away and put down my bill
              服务员把盘子撤走，放下了我的账单。
            3. They couldn't afford to pay the bills
              他们无力支付这些账单。
            4. He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly.
              他立即支付了订报费。
            5. Are you going to bill me for this?
              你们会给我开这个的账单吗？
            6. 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。
            7. The bill was approved by a large majority.
              这项法案得到了绝大多数人的支持。
            8. 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”。
            9. They bill it as Britain's most exciting museum.
              他们宣称它是英国最有趣的博物馆。
            10. 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。
            11. Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?
              谁会为她奢侈的假日买单？
            12. He paid the whole bill with an American Express card
              他用美国运通卡付了全部账款。
            13. Democratic leaders have challenged the president to sign the bill
              民主党领袖对总统签署这项法案提出了质疑。
            14. The Commons has spent over three months on the bill.
              下议院在这项议案上已经花了3个多月的时间。
            15. Their insurer paid the £ 900 bill, even though the policy did not strictly cover it
              虽然严格来讲保险单并不包含这一项，他们的保险公司还是支付了那张900英镑的账单。
            16. We support the call for the enactment of a Bill of Rights.
              我们支持要求通过《权利法案》的呼声。
            17. He put Elizabeth's motel bill and airfare on his expense account.
              他将伊丽莎白住汽车旅馆的费用和机票费用记在他的报销账目中。
            18. The bill might have gone through if the economy was growing.
              要是当时经济在增长的话，该法案或许也就获得通过了。
            19. I received a bill for the car rental from my credit card company
              我收到一张我的信用卡公司寄来的汽车租金账单。
            20. The waiter returned with their order and Graham signed the bill
              侍者把他们点的餐端了过来，格雷厄姆签了单。
            21. The president vetoed the bill, and the Senate failed by a single vote to override his veto
              总统否决了该议案，而参议院以一票之差未能推翻他的否决。
            22. It's been 200 years since the passage of the Bill of Rights.
              《人权法案》通过已经200年了。
            23. New York City announced a 10-point policy patterned on the federal bill of rights for taxpayers
              纽约市模仿联邦纳税人权利法案公布了10点政策。
            24. The White House says the president would veto the bill.
              白宫称总统将否决这项议案。
            25. It's got a number you can ring to query your bill
              这上面有一个号码，您可以打电话查询您的账单。
            26. I settled the bill for my coffee and his two glasses of wine
              我为我的咖啡和他的两杯葡萄酒付了账。
            27. Congress voted the bill down.
              国会否决了这项议案。
            28. I refuse to honour your bill.
              我拒绝兑现你的票据。
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            习惯用语

            n.

              fill/fit the bill

            • 符合要求；合格
              to be what is needed in a particular situation or for a particular purpose
              1. 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。

              • a clean bill of health

            • 健康证明；合格证明
              a report that says sb is healthy or that sth is in good condition

                1. foot the bill

              1. 负担费用
                to be responsible for paying the cost of sth
                1. Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.
                  这一次掏腰包的又得是纳税人。

              v.

                bill and coo

              • 卿卿我我；情话绵绵
                if two people who are in love bill and coo , they kiss and speak in a loving way to each other
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                英英释义

                noun

                1. the entertainment offered at a public presentation

                  1. horny projecting mouth of a bird

                      Synonym:    beaknebnibpecker

                    1. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
                      1. he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead

                      Synonym:    peakeyeshadevisorvizor

                    2. a long-handled saw with a curved blade
                      1. he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree

                      Synonym:    billhook

                    3. a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)

                      1. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
                        1. he paid his bill and left
                        2. send me an account of what I owe

                        Synonym:    accountinvoice

                      2. a statute in draft before it becomes law
                        1. they held a public hearing on the bill

                        Synonym:    measure

                      3. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
                        1. a poster advertised the coming attractions

                        Synonym:    posterpostingplacardnoticecard

                      4. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
                        1. he mailed the circular to all subscribers

                        Synonym:    circularhandbillbroadsidebroadsheetflierflyerthrowaway

                      5. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
                        1. he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes

                        Synonym:    notegovernment notebank billbanker's billbank notebanknoteFederal Reserve notegreenback

                      verb

                      1. advertise especially by posters or placards
                        1. He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso

                      2. publicize or announce by placards

                          Synonym:    placard

                        1. demand payment
                          1. Will I get charged for this service?
                          2. We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights

                          Synonym:    charge

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