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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 837 COCA: 8026

bill

1 bill /ˈbɪl/ noun
plural bills
1 bill
/ˈbɪl/
noun
plural bills
Learner's definition of BILL
[count]
: a document that says how much money you owe for something you have bought or used账单
compare bill of sale
: a written description of a new law that is being suggested and that the lawmakers of a country, state, etc., must vote to accept before it becomes law议案
also : such a bill after it has become a law法案
see also bill of rights
chiefly US : a piece of paper money纸币;钞票
called also (British) note
: a written or printed advertisement that is used to announce a play, movie, or concert to the public and to list the names of the performers海报;招贴;广告

fill the bill

or fit the bill
: to be exactly what is needed : to be suitable符合需要的;合适的

foot the bill

see 2foot

give (someone or something) a clean bill of health

: to officially say that someone is healthy or that something is working correctly开健康证明;认定合格
compare 3bill
2 bill /ˈbɪl/ verb
bills; billed; billing
2 bill
/ˈbɪl/
verb
bills; billed; billing
Learner's definition of BILL
[+ object]
: to send a bill to (someone or something) : to provide (a person, business, organization, etc.) with a statement that says how much money is owed for something that has been bought or used给…送账单;给…开账单
: to describe (someone or something) as a particular thing so that people will like or want that person or thing把…宣传为usually used as (be) billed通常用作(be) billed
see also billing
: to officially say that someone is going to do something宣布usually used as (be) billed通常用作(be) billed
compare 4bill
3 bill /ˈbɪl/ noun
plural bills
3 bill
/ˈbɪl/
noun
plural bills
Learner's definition of BILL
[count]
: a bird's beak鸟嘴;喙
see picture at bird
US : the part of a cap that sticks out in front : the visor of a hat帽舌
compare 1bill
4 bill /ˈbɪl/ verb
bills; billed; billing
4 bill
/ˈbɪl/
verb
bills; billed; billing
Learner's definition of BILL

bill and coo

old-fashioned
: to kiss and talk quietly卿卿我我;情话绵绵
compare 2bill
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 837 COCA: 8026

bill

1 of 5

noun (1)

1
biology : the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering
a duck's bill
2
biology : a mouthpart (such as the beak of a turtle) that resembles a bird's bill
3
nautical : the point of an anchor fluke see anchor illustration
4
: the visor (see visor sense 2a) of a cap or hood

Illustration of bill

Illustration of bill
  • 1 spoonbill
  • 2 duck
  • 3 parrot
  • 4 flamingo
  • 5 eagle
  • 6 finch
  • 7 pelican
  • 8 hummingbird
  • 9 ibis

bill

2 of 5

verb (1)

billed; billing; bills

intransitive verb

1
: to touch and rub bill to bill (see bill entry 1 sense 1)
a pair of doves billing
2
: to caress affectionately
billing and cooing

bill

3 of 5

noun (2)

1
: a weapon in use up to the 18th century that consists of a long staff ending in a hook-shaped blade
2

bill

4 of 5

noun (3)

1
: an itemized list or a statement of particulars (such as a list of materials or of members of a ship's crew)
a bill of quantities
2
: a written document or note
3
obsolete : a formal petition
4
a
: an itemized account of the separate cost of goods sold, services performed, or work done : invoice
a bill of charges
b
: an amount expended or owed
paid the electricity bill
c
: a statement of charges for food or drink : check
asked the waiter to bring the bill
5
a
: a written or printed advertisement posted or otherwise distributed to announce an event of interest to the public
The sign read "Post no bills."
especially : an announcement of a theatrical entertainment
Who is on the bill?
b
: a programmed presentation (such as a motion picture, play, or concert)
the opening of a new bill
6
government : a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment
a bill set before Congress
also : the law itself
the GI bill
7
law : a declaration in writing stating a wrong a complainant has suffered from a defendant or stating a breach of law by some person
a bill of complaint
8
a
: a piece of paper money
a $20 bill
b
: an individual or commercial note (see note entry 2 sense 3c(1))
bills receivable
c
slang : one hundred dollars

bill

5 of 5

verb (2)

billed; billing; bills

transitive verb

1
a
: to enter in an accounting system : prepare a bill of (charges)
billing each month's charges
b
: to submit a bill (see bill entry 4 sense 4a) of charges to
They bill their customers every month.
c
: to enter (something, such as freight) in a waybill
d
: to issue a bill of lading to or for
2
: to announce (something, such as a performance) especially by posters or placards
Both writers are billed to appear at the conference.
3
: advertise, promote
the book is billed as a "report" P. G. Altbach
billable adjective
Phrases
fill the bill or fit the bill
: to be exactly what is needed : be suitable

Synonyms

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1) and Verb (1)

Middle English bile, from Old English; akin to Old English bill

Noun (2)

Middle English bil, from Old English bill sword; akin to Old High German bill pickax

Noun (3) and Verb (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French & Medieval Latin; Anglo-French bille, from Medieval Latin billa, perhaps alteration of bulla, papal seal, bull — more at bull

First Known Use

Noun (1)

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (1)

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (3)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Time Traveler
The first known use of bill was before the 12th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 837 COCA: 8026
bill

noun¹

1showing money owed for goods/services賬單ADJECTIVE | VERB + BILL | BILL + VERB | BILL + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEbig, hefty, high, huge, large, massive大額賬單;巨額賬單outstanding, unpaid未付的賬單itemized明細賬單Customers receive an itemized monthly phone bill.顧客會收到每月話費明細單。legal, medical訴訟費/醫療費賬單electricity, energy, fuel, gas, heating電費/能源費/燃料費/煤氣費/取暖費賬單utility公共事業費賬單Many people struggle to pay their rent and utility bills.許多人要盡全力才能勉強支付房租和公共事業費。grocery, hospital, hotel, phone, telephone, etc.食品雜貨、醫院、酒店、電話費等賬單tax稅單credit-card信用卡對賬單repair修理費賬單VERB + BILLget, receive收到賬單I've just received a huge tax bill.我剛收到一張巨額稅單。be landed with, face被賬單困擾;面對賬單The company could now face higher fuel bills.公司現在可能面對更高額的燃料費用。run up積欠賬單We ran up a very large hotel bill.我們積欠了很大一筆旅館費用。foot, pay, pick up, settle負擔費用;支付賬單Don't worry-the company will pick up the bill.別擔心 - 公司會付賬的。cover夠支付賬單Use the money in the account to cover the bills.用這個賬戶裏的錢支付這些賬單。present sb with, send sb, submit把賬單遞交/寄送/提交給某人They presented us with a very large bill.他們給了我們一張大額賬單。cut, lower, reduce減少開支We need to cut our electricity bills.我們需要減少電費開支。share分擔費用We share the gas and electricity bills.我們分擔煤氣費和電費。BILL + VERBarrive, come in賬單到了amount to, come to賬單金額達到⋯The bill amounted to $850.賬單總計 850 美元。BILL + NOUNpayment賬單支付collector (NAmE) 賬單催繳員PREPOSITIONbill for⋯的賬單Who is going to foot the bill for the damage?誰來支付損失費呢?
bill

noun²

2 (especially BrE) showing money owed for food and drinks飲食賬單 see also check VERB + BILL | BILL + VERB VERB + BILLask for要餐費賬單bring拿餐費賬單來get, have拿到餐費賬單Could I have the bill, please?請結賬,好嗎?pay支付餐費split平均分擔費用We decided to split the bill.我們決定平均分擔餐費。BILL + VERBarrive, come餐費賬單到了come to餐費達到⋯The bill came to £120.餐費計為 120 英鎊。
bill

noun³

3 (NAmE) paper money紙幣 see also note ADJECTIVE | VERB + BILL ADJECTIVEfive-dollar, twenty-dollar, etc. * 5 美元、20 美元等的鈔票crisp嶄新的鈔票counterfeit偽鈔VERB + BILLcount, count out數鈔票
bill

noun⁴

4proposal for a new law法案ADJECTIVE | VERB + BILL | BILL + VERB ADJECTIVEcontroversial有爭議的法案comprehensive, sweeping (NAmE) 綜合/全面法案a sweeping bill that will reform the nation's immigration system全面改革國家移民制度的法案emergency緊急法案draft議案草案proposed提案pending (NAmE) 待決的議案bipartisan (NAmE) 代表兩黨的議案private member's (in the UK) (非內閣成員的)無公職議員所提交的法案congressional, federal, Treasury (in the US) 國會/聯邦/財政部議案budget, spending (both NAmE) 預算/開支議案reform改革法案anti-terrorism, education, immigration, intelligence, etc.反恐、教育、移民、情報等法案VERB + BILLbring forward, bring in, introduce, propose, put forward, submit提出議案The bill will be introduced next month.該議案將於下個月提交。The government has put forward an emergency bill to limit the powers of the police.政府已提出緊急議案來限制警方的權力。bring before Parliament, bring to the floor, bring to a vote (especially NAmE) 向議會提交議案;向全體與會者提交議案;提交議案以表決The bill will be brought before Parliament next year.該議案將於明年提交議會。The bill was brought to the floor of the House last summer.該議案是去年夏天提交給眾議院的。force through, push through, rush through (BrE) 強行/推動/草率地通過議案Republicans will try to push the bill through Congress.共和黨人將會力促國會通過該議案。The opposition will try to force the bill through Parliament.反對黨將試圖強行在議會通過這一法案。draft, prepare, write起草議案sponsor發起法案amend修正議案debate就議案進行辯論adopt, approve, pass, sign採納議案;通過議案;簽署法案back, endorse, support, vote for支持議案;投票支持議案block, defeat, kill, reject, throw out, veto阻撓議案通過;否決議案oppose, vote against反對/投票反對議案shelve, withdraw暫時擱置/撤回議案BILL + VERBbecome law法案成為法律The bill became law in June.該法案 6 月份成為法律。contain, include sth法案包括⋯The bill included a gradual phase-out of estate tax.該法案包括逐步淘汰遺產稅。propose sth法案提出⋯ban sth, prohibit sth法案禁止⋯allow sth法案允許⋯
bill

noun⁵

5programme/program of entertainment節目ADJECTIVE | VERB + BILL | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEdouble連場節目VERB + BILLhead, top領銜主演Rufus Wainwright is topping the bill.魯弗斯・溫賴特領銜主演。share聯袂主演PREPOSITIONon a/the bill在節目單上Also on the bill are Hot Chip.參加演出的還有“勁辣薯片”樂隊。

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