bill

n.账单；钞票；清单；广告

vt.安排；给…开账单；为…发提（货）单；把…登录在账

vi.鸟嘴相接触

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。

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

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。

广告 advertisement

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

鸟 of birds

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

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。

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。

n. [法] 法案；广告；账单；[金融] 票据；钞票；清单 vt. 宣布；开账单；用海报宣传

名词复数形式:bills 过去分词:billed 现在分词:billing 过去式:billed 第三人称单数:bills

bill 帐单，法案，鸟喙

1.法案，词源同ball, 球，此处指小蜡球。指旧时官方文件通常用封蜡封印，代指官方文件。 2.鸟喙， 来自PIE *bheie, 砍，劈，可能同bite, boat.

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。