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Related topics: Parliaments, Law, Performing, Media, Birds

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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