| 单词 | bill |
| 释义 | Related topics: Parliaments, Law, Performing, Media, Birdsbill1 /bɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1 PAYMENTrequest for payment 付款要求 a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done etc 账单bill for The bill for the repairs came to $650. 修理费用总计650美元。 Have you paid the phone bill? 电话费你付了吗？2 restaurant 餐馆 especially British English a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurant 〔餐费的〕账单 SYN American English check Could we have the bill, please? 请给我们结账好吗？3 LAWlaw 法律PGPSCL a written proposal for a new law, that 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拟提高最低工资的法案。4 MONEYmoney 钱 American English a piece of paper money 纸币，钞票 SYN British English note → coin a five-dollar bill 一张五美元的钞票5 fit/fill the bill SUITABLEto 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 ETCconcert/show etc 音乐会/演出等APAM a programme of entertainment at a theatre, concert, cinema etc, with details of who is performing, what is being shown etc 节目单 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 somebody/something a clean bill of health HEALTHYSAFEto officially state that someone is in good health or that something is working correctly 给某人开具健康证明/给某物开具合格证明 Maddox was given a clean bill of health. 马多克斯领到了一张健康证明。8. BIRDbird 鸟HBB a bird’s beak 鸟嘴，喙 →4 See picture of 见图 BIRD OF PREY9. 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 American English the front part that sticks out on a hat such as a baseball cap 帽舌11. the (old) bill SCP British English spoken the police 警察 COLLOCATIONSverbspay a bill 付账单Most people pay their bills on time. 大多数人都按时付账单。settle a bill (=pay it) 结账，付账She went down to the lobby to settle the bill for their rooms. 她下楼去大堂结算房费。foot the bill/pick up the bill (=pay for something, especially when you do not want to) 〔尤指不情愿地〕承担费用，支付Taxpayers will probably have to foot the bill. 纳税人可能不得不承担此项支出。run up a bill (=use a lot of something so that you have a big bill to pay) 积欠一大笔账It’s easy to run up a big bill on your mobile phone. 用手机很容易欠下一大笔账单。nface a bill (=have a lot to pay on a bill)They were facing a mounting legal bill.ncut/reduce a billWe need to find a way to cut our fuel bill.a bill comes to something (=is for that amount) 账单数额为某数目The bill came to $60. 账单金额为60美元。ADJECTIVES/NOUN + billa big/huge bill 巨额账单Turn off the lights or we’ll get a huge electricity bill. 把灯关掉，不然我们的电费账单要吓死人了。an electricity/gas/phone etc bill 电费/煤气/电话等账单nI’ll have to pay the gas bill too next month.a hotel bill 酒店账单nHe paid the hotel bill by credit card.a tax bill 税单nThere are various ways you can reduce your tax bill.an unpaid bill 未付的账单nShe had unpaid bills amounting to £3,000.an outstanding bill (=still unpaid) 未付的账单nHe still didn’t have enough to pay his outstanding bills. THESAURUSbill a piece of paper that tells you how much you must pay 账单Many families are struggling to pay their bills. 许多家庭只能勉强付清账单。na credit card billWe got a huge phone bill. 我们收到一份巨额的电话账单。nI asked the waiter to bring me the bill.check American English a bill that tells you how much you must pay in a restaurant 〔餐费的〕账单Can I have the check, please? 请给我结账好吗？invoice a document that lists the goods that a company has sent, or the services they have provided, and tells you how much you must pay. It is often sent from one company to another company 发票，发货清单Payment is due ten days after receipt of the invoice. 付款期限是收到发票后十天。tab informal a bill that is added up at the end of a period of time, especially for food or drinks that you have had in a restaurant or hotel 〔尤指餐厅或酒店的食物或饮料〕账单，账款People staying in the hotel can order food or drinks to be put on their tab. 住店客人点的食物或饮料可以记在账上。Examples from the Corpusbill• The garage sent me a bill for £400.• The president signed a bill that will help more families move from welfare to work.• The influential Bell study gave them largely a clean bill of health as a model for determining disputes concerning entitlement to benefit.• The House of Representatives passed a new gun-control bill.• But it could land them with a court bill of up to £200 if they're stopped by the police.• Monday's debate on the defense bill lasted all night.• But before work can start they need the money, and the final bill could come to several million pounds.• To keep rate bills to a minimum, action needs to be taken.• We've just had a huge telephone bill.• The public has purchased only half as many as needed to cover the bill.• Can I have the bill, please?• After all of the bills are paid, about $ 6.2 million should remain, he said.• They left the hotel without paying the bill.• The bill for the meal came to $75, including wine.• Sewer rates, which are included on water bills, would not be affected.approve/pass/veto a bill• Lawmakers approved a bill repealing the tax in 1979, but Gov.• In 1994, the California legislature passed a bill to permit physicians to prescribe marijuana.• Wilson earlier this month vetoed a bill by Sen.• Fife Symington vetoed a bill that would have given the Insurance Department the power to investigate and fine managed-care plans.• On Tuesday, Symington vetoed a bill that would have allowed judges to increase prison sentences for hate crimes.topped the bill• Pickled cucumbers and beetroot and horseradish sauce topped the bill.bill2 verb 1 PAY FOR[transitive] 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 somebody for something I was billed for equipment that I didn’t order. 我没有订购过器材，却收到了账单。2 be billed to do something 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。3. bill and coo LOVE old-fashioned to kiss and talk softly 卿卿我我4 bill something as something phrasal verb 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。→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusbill• But Marsha is billed $ 578 a month for his bed, board and treatment.• Despite being billed as the next big thing, huge contracts and catwalk shows failed to materialise.• Some lawyers bill clients up to $300 an hour.• Some consumers are offered one-year subscriptions and then are billed for two years.• In New York, my pharmacist bills Medicaid directly.• One lobbyist billed the environmental group $20,000 for nine-months' work.nThe BillBill, The n1.a British television programme that was about a police station in London and the crimes solved by its police officersFrom Longman Business Dictionarybillbill1 /bɪl/ noun [countable]1ACCOUNTINGa list showing how much you have to pay for services or goods receivedSYN INVOICEbig companies that fail to settle their bills with smaller businesses on timeThe government will no longer foot the bill (=pay the bill) if banks run into difficulty.bill forThe average bill for electricity is £270 a year. → due bill → past due bill → wage bill2British English a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurantSYN AmE checkWe finished coffee and asked for the bill.3LAW a written proposal for a new lawThe wording of the bill was vague.Democrats met earlier this month to draft (=write) a new tax bill.The senate haspassed a bill (=voted for one and made it law) to reform the social security system. → see also Finance Bill4BANKING American English a BANKNOTEA dollar bill costs 3.2 cents to produce.5BANKING a BILL OF EXCHANGE6FINANCE a form of borrowing for short periods of time → Treasury billbillbill2 verb [transitive] to send a bill to someone saying how much they oweSYNINVOICEbill somebody for somethingThey billed the Air Force for the work that they had carried out.→ See Verb tableOrigin bill1 1. (1300-1400) Medieval Latin billa, from Latin bulla “bubble, seal added to a document”; → BOIL12. Old English bile3. (1300-1400) Old Billbill1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1bill2 verbBill, TheLDOCE OnlineChinese have pay much Business showing how you Corpus list written to a |
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