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bill / bɪl ; bɪl /noun C
1. REQUEST FOR PAYMENT 要求付款, a written list showing how much you have to pay for services you have received, work that has been done etc账单:
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•The bill for the repairs came to $650.修理费用总计 650 美元。
phone / electricity / gas / water etc bill•Have you paid the phone bill ?电话费你付了吗？
2. RESTAURANT 餐馆, especially BrEa list showing how much you have to pay for food you have eaten in a restaurant〔餐费的〕账单;SYNcheck AmE:•Could we have the bill, please?请给我们结账好吗？
3. LAW 法律, a written proposal for a new law, which is brought to a parliament so that it can be discussed议案，法案:approve / pass / veto a bill
•The House of Representatives passed a new gun-control bill.众议院通过了一个新的枪支管制法案。
•The senator introduced a bill that would increase the minimum wage.那位参议员提交了一个法案，可能会增加最低工资。
4. MONEY 钱, AmEa piece of paper money纸币，钞票;SYNnote BrE⇒coin:
•a five-dollar bill一张五美元的钞票
5. fit / fill the bill to be exactly what you need符合需要; 最为合适; 管用:•This car fits the bill perfectly. It's cheap and gets good mileage.这辆汽车很合适，既便宜又省油。
6. CONCERT / SHOW ETC 音乐会/演出等, a programme of entertainment at a theatre, concert, cinema etc, with details of who is performing, what is being shown etc节目单; 招贴，海报:•Tricia topped the bill (=was the most important performer) at the Children's Variety Show.特里西娅是儿童综艺节目的主角。
7. give sb / sth a clean bill of health to officially state that someone is in good health or that something is working correctly给某人/某物开具健康证明（合格证明）:•Maddox was given a clean bill of health.马多克斯领到了一张健康证明。
8. BIRD 鸟, a bird's beak鸟嘴，喙⇒picture atBIRD OF PREY
9. ADVERTISEMENT 广告, a printed notice advertising an event广告，招贴，海报
10. PART OF A HAT 帽子的一部分, AmEthe front part that sticks out on a hat such as a baseball cap帽舌
11. the (old) bill BrE spokenthe police警察
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billverb T
1. to send someone a bill给…开（送）账单:
•Clients will be billed monthly.客户会按月收到账单。
bill sb for sth•I was billed for equipment that I didn't order.有些器材我没有订购过，却收到了账单。
2. be billed to do sth if someone is billed to appear, perform etc somewhere, it has been planned and advertised that they will do this被宣传将会做某事:•Johnson was billed to speak at two conferences.海报上宣传约翰逊将会在两个会议上发言。
3. bill and coo old-fashionedto kiss and talk softly〔情侣间〕卿卿我我PHRASAL VERBS
bill sth as sth
to advertise or describe something in a particular way把…宣传为…:
•The castle bills itself as the oldest in England.这个城堡号称是英格兰最古老的城堡。
