bills

英 [bɪlz]

美 [bɪlz]

n.  账单; (餐馆的)账单; (提交议会讨论的)议案，法案
v.  给(某人)开账单，发账单(要求付款); 把(某人或事物)宣传为…; 宣布…将做某事
bill的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT （商品或服务费用的）账单
  Abillis a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.
  1. They couldn't afford to pay the bills...
     他们无力支付这些账单。
  2. He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly.
     他立即支付了订报费。
  3. ...phone bills.
     电话账单
• VERB 给…开送账单
  If youbillsomeoneforgoods 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.
  1. Are you going to bill me for this?
     你们会给我开这个的账单吗？
• （餐馆的）账单
  The billin 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.

in AM, use 美国英语用 check


• N-COUNT 纸币；钞票
  Abillis a piece of paper money.
  1. ...a large quantity of US dollar bills.
     大量的美钞

in BRIT, use 英国英语用 note


• N-COUNT 议案；法案
  In government, abillis a formal statement of a proposed new law that is discussed and then voted on.
  1. This is the toughest crime bill that Congress has passed in a decade...
     这是十年来国会通过的最严厉的一项刑事法案。
  2. The bill was approved by a large majority.
     这项法案得到了绝大多数人的支持。
• 演出人员名单
  Thebillof a show or concert is a list of the entertainers who will take part in it.
• VERB 宣传（某人）将参加演出
  If someoneis billed toappear in a particular show, it has been advertised that they are going to be in it.
  1. She was billed to play the Red Queen in Snow White.
     海报宣传她会扮演《白雪公主》中的“红王后”。
• VERB 宣传（某人或某物有某种特质或能力）
  If youbilla person or eventasa particular thing, you advertise them in a way that makes people think they have particular qualities or abilities.
  1. They bill it as Britain's most exciting museum.
     他们宣称它是英国最有趣的博物馆。
• 鸟嘴；喙
  A bird'sbillis its beak.
• See also:Private Member's Bill
• PHRASE 适合需要；符合要求
  If you say that someone or somethingfits the billorfills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose.
  1. If you fit the bill, send a CV to Rebecca Rees.
     如果你符合要求，就寄一份简历给丽贝卡·里斯。
• PHRASE 付账；买单
  If you have tofoot the bill forsomething, you have to pay for it.
  1. Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?
     谁会为她奢侈的假日买单？
• PHRASE 身体状况良好
  If a doctor gives youa clean bill of health, they tell you that you are fit and healthy.
  1. President Mitterrand, 75, has been given a clean bill of health by doctors in Paris.
     巴黎的医生们告诉75岁的密特朗总统，他的身体非常健康。

双语例句

• They couldn't afford to pay the bills
  他们无力支付这些账单。
• They saw their bills rising steadily, in spite of superhuman efforts to save water.
  尽管他们已想方设法节约用水，水费仍旧在稳步上升。
• Swallows carry bits of earth in their bills to build nests.
  燕子衔泥筑窠。
• No matter how hard I try I cannot seem to catch up on all the bills
  无论怎么努力，我好像就是无法付清所有的账单。
• The president rebuked the House and Senate for not passing those bills within 100 days.
  总统谴责参众两院没有在100天之内通过那些法案。
• Hollywood is nothing if not creative, especially if someone else will pick up the bills.
  好莱坞是极有创造力的地方，尤其是如果有人肯埋单的话。
• Mostly, they fight about paying bills.
  通常他们是为谁来支付账单而争吵。
• Sara also pays a share of the gas, electricity and phone bills
  萨拉也分摊燃气费、电费和电话费。
• He parted with much of his collection to pay his gardening bills.
  他卖掉了大部分藏品来付园艺费。
• Sort out all your bills, receipts, invoices and expenses as quickly as possible and keep detailed accounts
  尽快整理好你所有的账单、收据、发票和开支，并记好账目明细。