| 单词 | bill |
| 释义 | noun | verb billbill1 /bɪl/ ●●● S1 W1 noun [countable] 1PAYMENT REQUEST a)a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done, etc.: bill for The bill for the repairs came to $650. Have you paid the phone bill? b)a list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurant: Could we have the bill please?THESAURUScheck – a bill that you are given in a restaurant: Can I have the check, please?invoice – a document that shows how much you owe for goods, work, etc.: Payment is due ten days after receipt of the invoice.tab – an amount of money that you owe for a meal or drinks you have had, but have not yet paid for: Order a drink and tell them to put it on my tab.statement – a list that shows how much money has been paid out or received in a period of time, and that shows a total amount at different points during that period. You usually get a statement from a bank: I checked the bank statement to see if the check had cleared.2LAW social studies, politics a plan for a new law, that is written down for a government to decide on: The senator proposed a new gun-control bill. The bill is unlikely to pass in either house (=it is unlikely to be voted for to become law). The president is threatening to veto the bill (=vote against it).3MONEY a piece of paper money: He handed me a five-dollar bill.► see thesaurus at money4give somebody/something a clean bill of health to officially state that someone is in good health or that something is working correctly: Maddox was given a clean bill of health by his doctor.5fit/fill the bill to be exactly what you need: If you want a good collection of stories for children, this book will fit the bill.6CONCERT/SHOW ETC. eng. lang. arts a program of entertainment at a theater, concert, the movies, etc., with details of who is performing, what is being shown, etc.: on the bill (=performing) Who’s on the bill for this Saturday’s concert?7BIRD science, biology a bird’s beak8ADVERTISEMENT a printed notice advertising an event9PART OF A HAT the front part that sticks out on a hat such as a baseball cap[Origin: (1-6, 8) 1300–1400 Medieval Latin bille, from Latin bulla bubble, seal added to a document]COLLOCATIONSverbspay a bill Most people pay their bills on time.settle a bill (=pay it) She went down to the lobby to settle the bill for their rooms.foot the bill/pick up the bill (=pay for something, especially when you do not want to) Taxpayers will probably have to foot the bill.run up a bill (=use a lot of something so that you have a big bill to pay) It’s easy to run up a big bill on your mobile phone.a bill comes to something (=is for that amount) The bill came to $60.adjectives/nouns + billa big/huge bill Turn off the lights or we’ll get a huge electricity bill.an electricity/gas/phone etc. bill I’ll have to pay the gas bill, too, next month.a hotel bill He paid the hotel bill by credit card.a tax bill There are various ways you can reduce your tax bill.an unpaid bill She had unpaid bills amounting to $3,000.an outstanding bill (=still unpaid) He still didn’t have enough to pay his outstanding bills. noun | verb billbill2 verb [transitive] 1to send someone a bill: Clients will be billed monthly.bill something to somebody The calls will be billed to your home phone number.bill somebody for something I was billed for products that I didn’t order.2bill something as something to advertise something in a particular way: The boxing match was billed as “the fight of the century.” |
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