bill
n. 賬單; 議案; 紙幣; 節目單; 鳥嘴; 海報,廣告
v. 開賬單; 宣傳
A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.
They couldn't afford to pay the bills...
他們無力支付這些賬單。
He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly.
他立即支付了訂報費。
If you bill someone for goods or services you have provided them with, you give or send them a bill stating how much money they owe you for these goods or services.
Are you going to bill me for this?
你們會給我開這個的賬單嗎?
The bill in a restaurant is a piece of paper on which the price of the meal you have just eaten is written and which you are given before you pay.
A bill is a piece of paper money.
...a large quantity of US dollar bills.
大量的美鈔
In government, a bill is a formal statement of a proposed new law that is discussed and then voted on.
This is the toughest crime bill that Congress has passed in a decade...
這是十年來國會透過的最嚴厲的一項刑事法案。
The bill was approved by a large majority.
這項法案得到了絕大多數人的支援。
The bill of a show or concert is a list of the entertainers who will take part in it.
If someone is billed to appear in a particular show, it has been advertised that they are going to be in it.
She was billed to play the Red Queen in Snow White.
海報宣傳她會扮演《白雪公主》中的“紅王后”。
If you bill a person or event as a particular thing, you advertise them in a way that makes people think they have particular qualities or abilities.
They bill it as Britain's most exciting museum.
他們宣稱它是英國最有趣的博物館。
A bird's bill is its beak.
If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose.
If you fit the bill, send a CV to Rebecca Rees.
如果你符合要求,就寄一份簡歷給麗貝卡·里斯。
If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?
誰會為她奢侈的假日買單?
If a doctor gives you a clean bill of health, they tell you that you are fit and healthy.
President Mitterrand, 75, has been given a clean bill of health by doctors in Paris.
巴黎的醫生們告訴75歲的密特朗總統,他的身體非常健康。
1. a statute in draft before it becomes law;
2. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered;
3. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank);
4. the entertainment offered at a public presentation
5. a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
6. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution;
7. horny projecting mouth of a bird
8. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement;
9. a long-handled saw with a curved blade;
10. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes;
1. demand payment;
2. advertise especially by posters or placards;
3. publicize or announce by placards
fit (或 fill) the bill
符合要求,適合需要
bill and coo
擁吻,愛撫;喁喁情話
He bitched about the service, then bitched about the bill.
他埋怨服務不周到, 後來又埋怨要錢太多.
The butcher shop will bill me for the meat I bought this month.
肉店將把我這個月所買的肉錢開帳單給我.
They are arguing vociferously over who should pay the bill.
他們為誰該付賬單大聲爭吵.
Every time I ask Bill to do a job for me, he skips off and plays with his friends!
每次我叫比爾替我做事的時候, 他都偷偷地溜走和朋友們玩去了.
Bill always has a card up his sleeve, so when his first plan failed he tried another.
比爾經常留有一手, 所以當第一個計劃失敗後,他就試行第二個.