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bill

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bill1 /bɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countableC]  
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 EnglishBrE 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 EnglishAmE 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。
Examples from the Corpus
fit/fill the bill• But it also fits the bill because people could order their favorite liquor.• It just happened that Bobby filled the bill in this case.• A floral design with a Regency stripe background, for example, fits the bill perfectly.• And the martini fits the bill?• Many other jobs get handed out simply because a minister happens to know some one who might fit the bill.• The martini perfectly fits the bill because of its simplicity.• The fact that she and Hugh happened to fit the bill seemed to give her every opportunity for finding out.• It is revealing, therefore, to see what sort of people are thought to fit the bill in these places.
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。
Examples from the Corpus
give somebody/something a clean bill of health• The influential Bell study gave them largely a clean bill of health as a model for determining disputes concerning entitlement to benefit.• They gave it a clean bill of health.• Maddox was given a clean bill of health by his doctor.• If the ship was given a clean bill of health, Customs Officials went on board.
8. BIRDbird 鸟HBB a bird’s beak 鸟嘴，喙 →4  See picture of 见图 BIRD OF PREY
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 American EnglishAmE the front part that sticks out on a hat such as a baseball cap 帽舌
11. the (old) bill SCP British EnglishBrE spoken the police 警察
Examples from the Corpus
the (old) bill• The education measure disturbed Bryant enough that he voted against the bill in its final form.• Keith Cowie's work fits the bill on all counts.• There was strong opposition in Washington to the many generous provisions of the bill.• Lawmakers initially had been scheduled to vote on the bill Friday, but postponed the balloting for lack of sufficient votes.• They were standing at the desk by now and the girl was working on the bill.• Did she suspect I had no money to pay the bill?• The strength of the argument for splitting the bill is evident in the reaction of the two Republican senators from Texas.• But Jim says the Minister asked for extras which added nearly £20,000 to the bill.
 COLLOCATIONS
verbs
pay 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 bill
We 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 + bill
a 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.
 THESAURUS
bill 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 bill
We 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 EnglishAmE 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 Corpus
bill• 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[transitiveT] 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。
Examples from the Corpus
be billed to do something• Ulster Unionist leader Jim Molyneaux is billed to speak at two conference fringe meetings.• On 20 April 1871 he was billed to speak in Whitehaven, on the Cumberland coast.
3. bill and coo LOVE old-fashioned to kiss and talk softly 卿卿我我
Examples from the Corpus
bill and coo• With wheedling beaks, her brilliant needles bill and coo.• In August, however, she and Andrew were billing and cooing about each other in Hello! magazine.• One is the Prime Minister, who now bills and coos where she used to bellow.• Immediately the pigeons began to strut and flutter out, billing and cooing with pleasure.
4 bill something as something phrasal verbphr v 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。
Examples from the Corpus
bill as • For an ugly moment I had been convinced she had guessed the real reason for my avid professional interest in Bill Francis.• To see a video, consumers would pick one from a wide selection and would be billed later.• Bank bills are classified as either eligible or ineligible.• Its springtime for President Bill Clinton as he watches his Republican challengers rip each other to shreds.• By the time Warren returned from Wyoming, Newlands' bill, disguised as his own, had cleared both houses.• You may also negotiate cash advances from your bank, using the bill of exchange as security.• Omissions from the Bill are perhaps as significant as its contents.• In that case, Hurley could have billed himself as the 60-Second Psychic.• The boxing match was billed as "the fight of the century."
Examples from the Corpus
bill• 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.
The BillBill, Then  
n1.a British television programme that was about a police station in London and the crimes solved by its police officers
From Longman Business Dictionary
billbill1 /bɪl/ noun [countableC]
1ACCOUNTINGa list showing how much you have to pay for services or goods receivedSYN INVOICE
big companies that fail to settle their bills with smaller businesses on time
The government will no longer foot the bill (=pay the bill) if banks run into difficulty.
bill for
The average bill for electricity is £270 a year.
→ due bill → past due bill → wage bill
2British EnglishBrE a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurantSYN AmE check
We finished coffee and asked for the bill.
3LAW a written proposal for a new law
The 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 Bill
4BANKING American EnglishAmE a BANKNOTE
A dollar bill costs 3.2 cents to produce.
5BANKING a BILL OF EXCHANGE
6FINANCE a form of borrowing for short periods of time
→ Treasury bill
billbill2 verb [transitiveT]
to send a bill to someone saying how much they oweSYN INVOICE
bill somebody for something
They billed the Air Force for the work that they had carried out.
Origin bill1
1. (1300-1400) Medieval Latin billa, from Latin bulla “bubble, seal added to a document”; → BOIL1
2. Old English bile
3. (1300-1400) Old Bill
bill1 noun →COLLOCATIONS1 →THESAURUS1bill2 verbBill, Then
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 837 COCA: 8026
bill

noun¹

 1showing money owed for goods/services賬單ADJECTIVE | VERB + BILL | BILL + VERB | BILL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤big, hefty, high, huge, large, massive大額賬單；巨額賬單▸➤outstanding, unpaid未付的賬單▸➤itemized明細賬單◇Customers receive an itemized monthly phone bill.顧客會收到每月話費明細單。➤legal, medical訴訟費／醫療費賬單➤electricity, energy, fuel, gas, heating電費／能源費／燃料費／煤氣費／取暖費賬單➤utility公共事業費賬單◇Many people struggle to pay their rent and utility bills.許多人要盡全力才能勉強支付房租和公共事業費。➤grocery, hospital, hotel, phone, telephone, etc.食品雜貨、醫院、酒店、電話費等賬單▸➤tax稅單➤credit-card信用卡對賬單➤repair修理費賬單VERB + BILL➤get, receive收到賬單◇I've just received a huge tax bill.我剛收到一張巨額稅單。➤be landed with, face被賬單困擾；面對賬單◇The company could now face higher fuel bills.公司現在可能面對更高額的燃料費用。➤run up積欠賬單◇We ran up a very large hotel bill.我們積欠了很大一筆旅館費用。➤foot, pay, pick up, settle負擔費用；支付賬單◇Don't worry－the company will pick up the bill.別擔心 － 公司會付賬的。➤cover夠支付賬單◇Use the money in the account to cover the bills.用這個賬戶裏的錢支付這些賬單。➤present sb with, send sb, submit把賬單遞交／寄送／提交給某人◇They presented us with a very large bill.他們給了我們一張大額賬單。➤cut, lower, reduce減少開支◇We need to cut our electricity bills.我們需要減少電費開支。➤share分擔費用◇We share the gas and electricity bills.我們分擔煤氣費和電費。BILL + VERB➤arrive, come in賬單到了➤amount to, come to賬單金額達到⋯◇The bill amounted to $850.賬單總計 850 美元。BILL + NOUN➤payment賬單支付➤collector (NAmE) 賬單催繳員PREPOSITION➤bill for⋯的賬單◇Who is going to foot the bill for the damage?誰來支付損失費呢？
bill

noun²

 2 (especially BrE) showing money owed for food and drinks飲食賬單  ➡ see also check VERB + BILL | BILL + VERB VERB + BILL➤ask for要餐費賬單▸➤bring拿餐費賬單來▸➤get, have拿到餐費賬單◇Could I have the bill, please?請結賬，好嗎？➤pay支付餐費▸➤split平均分擔費用◇We decided to split the bill.我們決定平均分擔餐費。BILL + VERB➤arrive, come餐費賬單到了➤come to餐費達到⋯◇The bill came to £120.餐費計為 120 英鎊。
bill

noun³

 3 (NAmE) paper money紙幣  ➡ see also note ADJECTIVE | VERB + BILL ADJECTIVE➤five-dollar, twenty-dollar, etc. * 5 美元、20 美元等的鈔票➤crisp嶄新的鈔票➤counterfeit偽鈔VERB + BILL➤count, count out數鈔票
bill

noun⁴

 4proposal for a new law法案ADJECTIVE | VERB + BILL | BILL + VERB ADJECTIVE➤controversial有爭議的法案➤comprehensive, sweeping (NAmE) 綜合／全面法案◇a sweeping bill that will reform the nation's immigration system全面改革國家移民制度的法案➤emergency緊急法案➤draft議案草案➤proposed提案➤pending (NAmE) 待決的議案➤bipartisan (NAmE) 代表兩黨的議案▸➤private member's (in the UK) （非內閣成員的）無公職議員所提交的法案➤congressional, federal, Treasury (in the US) 國會／聯邦／財政部議案➤budget, spending (both NAmE) 預算／開支議案➤reform改革法案➤anti-terrorism, education, immigration, intelligence, etc.反恐、教育、移民、情報等法案VERB + BILL➤bring forward, bring in, introduce, propose, put forward, submit提出議案◇The bill will be introduced next month.該議案將於下個月提交。◇The government has put forward an emergency bill to limit the powers of the police.政府已提出緊急議案來限制警方的權力。➤bring before Parliament, bring to the floor, bring to a vote (especially NAmE) 向議會提交議案；向全體與會者提交議案；提交議案以表決◇The bill will be brought before Parliament next year.該議案將於明年提交議會。◇The bill was brought to the floor of the House last summer.該議案是去年夏天提交給眾議院的。➤force through, push through, rush through (BrE) 強行／推動／草率地通過議案◇Republicans will try to push the bill through Congress.共和黨人將會力促國會通過該議案。◇The opposition will try to force the bill through Parliament.反對黨將試圖強行在議會通過這一法案。➤draft, prepare, write起草議案➤sponsor發起法案▸➤amend修正議案▸➤debate就議案進行辯論▸➤adopt, approve, pass, sign採納議案；通過議案；簽署法案▸➤back, endorse, support, vote for支持議案；投票支持議案▸➤block, defeat, kill, reject, throw out, veto阻撓議案通過；否決議案▸➤oppose, vote against反對／投票反對議案▸➤shelve, withdraw暫時擱置／撤回議案BILL + VERB➤become law法案成為法律◇The bill became law in June.該法案 6 月份成為法律。➤contain, include sth法案包括⋯◇The bill included a gradual phase-out of estate tax.該法案包括逐步淘汰遺產稅。➤propose sth法案提出⋯➤ban sth, prohibit sth法案禁止⋯➤allow sth法案允許⋯
bill

noun⁵

 5programme/program of entertainment節目ADJECTIVE | VERB + BILL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤double連場節目VERB + BILL➤head, top領銜主演◇Rufus Wainwright is topping the bill.魯弗斯・溫賴特領銜主演。➤share聯袂主演PREPOSITION➤on a/the bill在節目單上◇Also on the bill are Hot Chip.參加演出的還有“勁辣薯片”樂隊。
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bill verb
⇨ charge bill

noun

bill ♦︎ account ♦︎ invoice ♦︎ check ♦︎ tabThese are all words for a record of how much you owe for goods or services that you have bought or used. 这些词均表示账单、账目。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆the bill / invoice / tab / check for sth◆to pay / settle a bill / an account / an invoice / a check◆to pick up the bill / check / tab◆to put sth on the bill / (sb's) account / the tab◆to send / submit a bill / an invoice to a customer◆to ask for / get the bill / check■ bill [countable] a list of goods that you have bought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe; the price or cost of sth 账单◆the telephone / electricity / gas bill电话费／电费／煤气费账单◆We ran up a massive hotel bill.我们积下了一大笔旅馆费。◆Is the company going to foot the bill (= pay) for the repairs?公司会支付修理费吗？◆I'll be sending you the bill (= I will expect you to pay) for the dry-cleaning!我这就给你发账单付干洗费！◆ (especially BrE) The waiter brought the bill to their table.侍者把账单拿到他们桌边。  see also bill ⇨ charge verb ■ account [countable] an arrangement with a shop or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month; the money owed in such an arrangement 赊销账；赊欠账；赊欠款◆Put it on my account please.请记在我的赊购账上。◆We have accounts with most of our suppliers.我们与大多数供应商实行赊购制。◆She bought the furniture she wanted on account (= she would pay for it later).她赊购了想要的家具。■ invoice [countable] (rather formal) a bill for goods that sb has bought or work that has been done for sb 发票；（发货或服务）费用清单◆The timber merchants sent an invoice for £250.木材商发出了一张250英镑的发票。   see also invoice ⇨ charge verb NOTE 辨析 Bill or invoice?You would get a bill in a restaurant, bar or hotel; from a company that supplies you with gas, electricity, etc.; or from sb whose property you have damaged. An invoice is for goods supplied or work done as agreed between a customer and supplier, and is usually sent after the goods have been delivered or the work finished. * bill指餐馆、酒吧、旅馆或煤气公司、电力公司等开出的账单，也指财产所有者开出的索赔账单。invoice指供求双方按约定发货或提供服务的费用清单，通常于交货或完工后发出。■ check [countable] (NAmE) a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant 餐饮账单◆Can I have the check, please?请给我结账好吗？ⓘ In British English the usual word for this is bill. 在英式英语中表达此义通常用bill。■ tab [countable] (rather informal) a bill for goods you receive but pay for later, especially for food or drinks in a restaurant or bar; the price or cost of sth （待付的）账单；（尤指）餐饮账单；费用◆a bar tab酒吧账单◆Can I put it on my tab?我可以记账吗？◆He walked out of the restaurant and left me to pick up the tab (= pay) for the whole meal.他走出餐馆，丢下我为整顿饭买单。

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