1 a piece of paper that shows how much money you owe sb for goods or services 账单:
the electricity/gas/telephone bill电费/煤气费/电话费账单to pay a bill付账
2 (US 美 check) a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant (餐馆的)账单:
Can I have the bill, please?请你给我结账。
3 (US 美) =NOTE¹(4)a ten-dollar bill 十元钞票
4 a plan for a possible new law 法案:
The bill was passed/defeated.这法案获得通过/不获得通过。
5 a programme of entertainment offered in a show, concert, etc (表演、音乐会等的)节目表:
Topping the bill (= the most important performer) is Robbie Williams.最重要的表演者是罗比˙威廉斯。
6 a bird's beak 鸟嘴;喙
foot the bill→FOOT²
bill²
/bɪl ||; bɪl/verb
[T] (usually passive 通常用于被动语态) bill sb/sth as sth to describe sb/sth to the public in an advertisement, etc (用广告等)描述,宣传:
This young player is being billed as ‘the new Pele’.这位年轻选手被宣传为“新球王比利”。
bill1/bIl; bIl/n [C] 1 a list of things that you have bought or that someone has done for you, showing how much you have to pay for them 账单: +for The bill for the repairs came to $650. 修理费总计 650 美元。phone/electricity/gas/water etc bill Have you paid the gas bill ? 你付煤气费了吗?2 a list showing how much you have to pay for the things you have eaten in a restaurant [ check AmE 【美】] 〔餐费的〕账单: Can we have the bill, please? 请给我们结账好吗?see box at见 RESTAURANT 方框COLLOCATIONS 词语搭配If you have eaten in a restaurant and are ready to pay, you ask for the bill . 在餐厅用餐后要求结账说 ask for the bill。If someone who eats with other people pays for the entire meal, they pick up the bill . 和别人一起进餐后支付全部餐费说 pick up the bill。If people share the cost of the meal between them, they split the bill . 分摊餐费说 split the bill。3 AmE a piece of paper money [ note BrE 【英】] 【美】钞票﹐纸币: a ten-dollar bill 一张十美元的纸币see box at见 MONEY 方框4 a plan for a new law 议案﹐法案: The new education bill was passed (=became law) last week. 新的教育法案上周获得通过。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. 这辆车最合适。6 a programme of entertainment at a theatre, concert etc〔剧院﹑音乐会等的〕节目单7 a bird's beak 鸟嘴﹐喙foot the bill at 见 FOOT2
bill2v [T] to send a bill to someone 给…发账单: bill sb for sth They’ve billed me for things I didn’t order. 他们给我寄来账单﹐可是我并没有订购过东西。bill sth as sthphr v to advertise or describe something in a particular way 把…宣传为…: The boxing match was billed as ‘the fight of the century’. 那场拳击赛被宣传为“世纪之战”。
billbillbillsnoun1(British) (Americancheck)a piece of paper that shows how much money you must pay for something: Can I have the bill, please? (= in a restaurant)2 American English for note1 (3): a ten-dollar bill