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N-COUNT
(商品或服務費用的)賬單
A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services.
例句
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。
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VERB
給…開送賬單
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.
例句
Are you going to bill me for this?
你們會給我開這個的賬單嗎?
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N-SING
(餐館的)賬單
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.
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N-COUNT
紙幣;鈔票
A bill is a piece of paper money.
例句
...a large quantity of US dollar bills.
大量的美鈔
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N-COUNT
議案;法案
In government, a bill is a formal statement of a proposed new law that is discussed and then voted on.
例句
This is the toughest crime bill that Congress has passed in a decade...
這是十年來國會通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持。
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N-SING
演出人員名單
The bill of a show or concert is a list of the entertainers who will take part in it.
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VERB
宣傳(某人)將參加演出
If someone is billed to appear in a particular show, it has been advertised that they are going to be in it.
例句
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”。
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VERB
宣傳(某人或某物有某種特質或能力)
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.
例句
They bill it as Britain's most exciting museum.
他們宣稱它是英國最有趣的博物館。
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N-COUNT
鳥嘴;喙
A bird's bill is its beak.
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PHRASE
適合需要;符合要求
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.
例句
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。
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PHRASE
付賬;買單
If you have to foot the bill for something, you have to pay for it.
例句
Who is footing the bill for her extravagant holiday?
誰會為她奢侈的假日買單?
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PHRASE
身體狀況良好
If a doctor gives you a clean bill of health, they tell you that you are fit and healthy.
例句
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。