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单词 bill
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bill1noun

the charges made for goods or services

an itemized statement of such charges

a draft of a law presented to a law-making body such as Parliament

a written or printed notice advertising an event of interest to the public (e.g. a theatre show)

a programme of entertainment

top of the bill

a paper carrying a statement of particulars; see also bill of fare, bill of lading

chiefly NAmer = banknote

a statement of a creditor's claim

fill/fit the bill

to serve the required purpose or be suitable

[Middle English via medieval Latin billa, bulla: see bull2]

bill2verb trans

(often + for) to submit a bill of charges to (somebody)

(+ as) to announce or proclaim (somebody or something) to be something

It's being billed as the novel of the decade

to advertise, esp by posters or placards

to advertise (somebody or something), esp by posters or placards

to arrange for the presentation of (a person, act, etc) as part of a programme of entertainment


bill3noun

the hard hooked, pointed, flattened, etc mouthparts of a bird; a bird's beak

the similar mouthparts of an animal such as a turtle or platypus

a narrow piece of land projecting into the sea

[Old English bile]

bill4verb intrans

said of birds, esp doves: to stroke each other's bills in courtship

bill and coo

said of people, esp lovers: to caress and talk lovingly


bill5noun

a long staff with a hook-shaped blade, used as a weapon up to the 18th cent

= billhook

[Old English bill]
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