bills

英 [bɪlz] 美 [bɪlz]

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
bill的第三人称单数和复数

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. You can pay bills over the Internet. Additionally, you can check your balance or order statements
          可以在网上支付账单。此外，还能查对余额或订货结算单。
        2. Uninsured people can be bankrupted by big medical bills.
          高额的医疗费会让未参保者变得倾家荡产。
        3. They couldn't afford to pay the bills
          他们无力支付这些账单。
        4. I've always paid the bills and been the breadwinner.
          一直由我支付账单，维持家庭生计。
        5. The recession and hospital bills drove them into bankruptcy
          经济衰退和医疗账单逼得他们破产了。
        6. Mostly, they fight about paying bills.
          通常他们是为谁来支付账单而争吵。
        7. Most of my money goes on bills
          我的钱大部分用来支付各种账单。
        8. High electricity bills point to a poor heating system or bad insulation
          高额电费开支说明供暖系统不足或建筑隔热材料不良。
        9. The government appears to have miscalculated and bills are higher as a result.
          政府好像计算失误，结果导致支出有所增加。
        10. They had to mortgage their home to pay the bills.
          他们不得不抵押房屋借贷来支付这些款项。
        11. Hollywood is nothing if not creative, especially if someone else will pick up the bills.
          好莱坞是极有创造力的地方，尤其是如果有人肯埋单的话。
        12. He parted with much of his collection to pay his gardening bills.
          他卖掉了大部分藏品来付园艺费。
        13. Customers are to benefit from a rebate on their electricity bills.
          顾客将从他们的电费退费中得到实惠。
        14. The president rebuked the House and Senate for not passing those bills within 100 days.
          总统谴责参众两院没有在100天之内通过那些法案。
        15. A part-time bookkeeper will relieve you of the burden of chasing unpaid invoices and paying bills.
          雇一个兼职会计将使你摆脱追讨未付单据和支付账单的负担。
        16. Hampton had been given the bills for safekeeping by a business partner.
          一个生意伙伴曾将账单交给汉普顿代为保管。
        17. No matter how hard I try I cannot seem to catch up on all the bills
          无论怎么努力，我好像就是无法付清所有的账单。
        18. All the bills had the same serial number. The cash was counterfeit.
          所有钞票的序列号都是一样的。这些钱是伪钞。
        19. Sara also pays a share of the gas, electricity and phone bills
          萨拉也分摊燃气费、电费和电话费。
        20. Sort out all your bills, receipts, invoices and expenses as quickly as possible and keep detailed accounts
          尽快整理好你所有的账单、收据、发票和开支，并记好账目明细。
        21. If oil supplies were ever disrupted, it would send U.S. oil-import bills into the stratosphere.
          一旦石油供应被中断，美国的石油进口额就会大幅度增加。
        22. Those who have lost their jobs struggle to pay their supermarket bills.
          那些失业的人们想方设法以支付超市的账单。
        23. They saw their bills rising steadily, in spite of superhuman efforts to save water.
          尽管他们已想方设法节约用水，水费仍旧在稳步上升。
        24. Add up the bills for each month. Take this away from the income.
          将账单按月累加，再从收入中扣除。
        25. The bills remained unpaid because of a dispute over the quality of the company's work.
          由于对那家公司的工作质量有争议，账单还未付清。
        26. Post no bills!
          禁止张贴！
        27. I'm sorry. I have nothing to pay you except some big bills.
          对不起，我只带着大票面的钱，没有零钱付给你。
        28. Swallows carry bits of earth in their bills to build nests.
          燕子衔泥筑窠。
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