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
Oxford 3000 / Collins.4 / BNC.837 / COCA.8026
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 - 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 foot the bill - 负担费用
to be responsible for paying the cost of sth - 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
牛津词典
noun
- 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。
- the telephone/electricity/gas bill
- (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货币 money议会 in parliament - Let's ask for the bill.
- (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. - to introduce/approve/reject a bill
- (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 - a horror double bill (= two horror films/movies shown one after the other)
- 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帽子 on hat - long-billed waders
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 - Please bill me for the books.
- 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。
- He was billed as the new Tom Cruise.
- 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。
- She was billed to speak on ‘China─Yesterday and Today’.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT (商品或服务费用的)账单
Abillis 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。 - He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly.
他立即支付了订报费。 - ...phone bills.
电话账单
- They couldn't afford to pay the bills...
- VERB 给…开送账单
If youbillsomeoneforgoods 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?
- Are you going to bill me for this?
- (餐馆的)账单
The billin 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. - N-COUNT 纸币;钞票
Abillis a piece of paper money.- ...a large quantity of US dollar bills.
大量的美钞
- ...a large quantity of US dollar bills.
- N-COUNT 议案;法案
In government, abillis 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。 - The bill was approved by a large majority.
这项法案得到了绝大多数人的支持。
- This is the toughest crime bill that Congress has passed in a decade...
- 演出人员名单
Thebillof a show or concert is a list of the entertainers who will take part in it. - VERB 宣传(某人)将参加演出
If someoneis billed toappear 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”。
- She was billed to play the Red Queen in Snow White.
- VERB 宣传(某人或某物有某种特质或能力)
If youbilla person or eventasa 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。
- They bill it as Britain's most exciting museum.
- 鸟嘴;喙
A bird'sbillis its beak. - See also:Private Member's Bill
- PHRASE 适合需要;符合要求
If you say that someone or somethingfits the billorfills 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。
- If you fit the bill, send a CV to Rebecca Rees.
- PHRASE 付账;买单
If you have tofoot the bill forsomething, 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?
- Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?
- PHRASE 身体状况良好
If a doctor gives youa 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。
- President Mitterrand, 75, has been given a clean bill of health by doctors in Paris.
in AM, use 美国英语用 check
in BRIT, use 英国英语用 note
英英释义
noun
- the entertainment offered at a public presentation
- horny projecting mouth of a bird
- a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
- he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead
- a long-handled saw with a curved blade
- he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree
- a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
- 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
- a statute in draft before it becomes law
- they held a public hearing on the bill
- a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
- a poster advertised the coming attractions
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- he mailed the circular to all subscribers
- a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
- he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes
verb
- advertise especially by posters or placards
- He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso
- publicize or announce by placards
- demand payment
- Will I get charged for this service?
- We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights
双语例句
- 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。 - They couldn't afford to pay the bills
他们无力支付这些账单。 - 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。 - 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。 - 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。 - I refuse to honour your bill.
我拒绝兑现你的票据。 - Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?
谁会为她奢侈的假日买单? - 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。 - 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。 - 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。