bill
noun
verb
bɪl
noun
1
REQUEST FOR PAYMENT
要求付款
a
written
list
showing
how
much
you
have
to
pay
for
services
you
have
received,
work
that
has
been
done
etc
账单
[+
for
]
The
bill
for
the
repairs
came
to
$650.
修理费用总计 650 美元。
phone/electricity/gas/water
etc
bill
Have
you
paid
the
phone
bill
?
电话费你付了吗?
2
RESTAURANT
餐馆
a
list
showing
how
much
you
have
to
pay
for
food
you
have
eaten
in
a
restaurant
[尤英] 〔餐费的〕账单;
especially BrE AmE
Could
we
have
the
bill,
please?
请给我们结账好吗?
3
LAW
法律
a
written
proposal
for
a
new
law,
which
is
brought
to
a
parliament
so
that
it
can
be
discussed
议案,法案
approve/pass/veto
a
bill
The
House
of
Representatives
passed
a
new
gun-control
bill.
众议院通过了一个新的枪支管制法案。
The
senator
introduced
a
bill
that
would
increase
the
minimum
wage.
那位参议员提交了一个法案,可能会增加最低工资。
4
MONEY
钱
a
piece
of
paper
money
[美] 纸币,钞票;
AmE BrE
a
five-dollar
bill
一张五美元的钞票
5
fit/fill the bill to
be
exactly
what
you
need
符合需要; 最为合适; 管用
This
car
fits
the
bill
perfectly.
It’s
cheap
and
gets
good
mileage.
这辆汽车很合适,既便宜又省油。
6
CONCERT/SHOW ETC
音乐会/演出等
a
programme
of
entertainment
at
a
theatre,
concert,
cinema
etc,
with
details
of
who
is
performing,
what
is
being
shown
etc
节目单; 招贴,海报
Tricia
topped
the
bill
(=was
the
most
important
performer)
at
the
Children’s
Variety
Show.
特里西娅是儿童综艺节目的主角。
7
give sb/sth a clean bill of health
to
officially
state
that
someone
is
in
good
health
or
that
something
is
working
correctly
给某人/某物开具健康证明 (合格证明 )
Maddox
was
given
a
clean
bill
of
health.
马多克斯领到了一张健康证明。
8
BIRD
鸟
a
bird’s
beak
鸟嘴,喙
9
ADVERTISEMENT
广告
a
printed
notice
advertising
an
event
广告,招贴,海报
10
PART OF A HAT
帽子的一部分
the
front
part
that
sticks
out
on
a
hat
such
as
a
baseball
cap
[美] 帽舌
AmE
11
the (old) bill
11.
the
police
[英,口] 警察
BrE spoken
verb
12
to
send
someone
a
bill
给…开 (送 )账单
Clients
will
be
billed
monthly.
客户会按月收到账单。
bill
sb
for
sth
I
was
billed
for
equipment
that
I
didn’t
order.
有些器材我没有订购过,却收到了账单。
13
be billed to do sth
if
someone
is
billed
to
appear,
perform
etc
somewhere,
it
has
been
planned
and
advertised
that
they
will
do
this
被宣传将会做某事
Johnson
was
billed
to
speak
at
two
conferences.
海报上宣传约翰逊将会在两个会议上发言。
14
bill and coo
to
kiss
and
talk
softly
[过时] 〔情侣间〕卿卿我我
old-fashioned
15
to
advertise
or
describe
something
in
a
particular
way
把…宣传为…
The
castle
bills
itself
as
the
oldest
in
England.
这个城堡号称是英格兰最古老的城堡。