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单词 bill
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bill

noun
 
/bɪl/
/bɪl/
Idioms

    for payment

  1.  
     a document that shows how much you owe somebody for goods or services账单
    • the phone/electricity/gas bill话费／电费／煤气费账单
    • He is facing a huge tax bill.他要付一笔巨额税款。
    • She always pays her bills on time.她总是按时支付账单。
    • We ran up a massive hotel bill.我们累积了大笔的旅馆费。
    • bill for something I’ll be sending you the bill for the dry-cleaning!我这就给你发账单付干洗费！
    • The bills are piling up (= there are more and more that have still not been paid).账单越积越多。
    Collocations FinanceFinanceIncome
    • earn money/​cash/(informal) a fortune/​the minimum wage/​a living wage
    • make money/​a fortune/(informal) a killing on the stock market
    • acquire/​inherit/​amass wealth/​a fortune
    • build up funds/​savings
    • get/​receive/​leave (somebody) an inheritance/​a legacy
    • live on a low wage/​a fixed income/​a pension
    • get/​receive/​draw/​collect a pension
    • depend/​be dependent on (British English) benefits/(North American English) welfare/​social security
    Expenditure
    • spend money/​your savings/(informal) a fortune on…
    • invest/​put your savings in…
    • throw away/​waste/ (informal) shell out money on…
    • lose your money/​inheritance/​pension
    • use up/ (informal) wipe out all your savings
    • pay (in) cash
    • use/​pay by a credit/​debit/​contactless card
    • pay by/​make out a/​write somebody a/​accept a (British English) cheque/(US English) check
    • change/​exchange money/​currency
    • give/​pay/​leave (somebody) a deposit
    Banks
    • have/​hold/​open/​close/​freeze a bank account/​an account
    • credit/​debit/​pay something into/​take money out of your account
    • deposit money/​funds in your account
    • withdraw money/​cash/£30 from an ATM, etc.
    • (formal) make a deposit/​withdrawal
    • find/​go to/​use (especially North American English) an ATM/(British English) a cash machine/​dispenser
    • be in credit/​in debit/​in the black/​in the red/​overdrawn
    • use a mobile/​an online banking app/​platform/​service
    Personal finance
    • manage/​handle/​plan/​run/ (especially British English) sort out your finances
    • plan/​manage/​work out/​stick to a budget
    • offer/​extend credit (to somebody)
    • arrange/​take out a loan/​an overdraft
    • pay back/​repay money/​a loan/​a debt
    • pay for something in (especially British English) instalments/(North American English usually) installments
    Financial difficulties
    • get into debt/​financial difficulties
    • be short of/ (informal) be strapped for cash
    • run out of/​owe money
    • face/​get/ (informal) be landed with a bill for £…
    • can’t afford the cost of…/payments/​rent
    • fall behind with/ (especially North American English) fall behind on the mortgage/​repayments/​rent
    • incur/​run up/​accumulate debts
    • tackle/​reduce/​settle your debts
    Extra Examples
    • Customers receive an itemized monthly phone bill.顾客会收到每月话费明细单。
    • Don't worry—the company will pick up the bill (= pay).别担心 － 公司会付账的。
    • I've just got a huge tax bill.我刚收到一张巨额的税单。
    • Many people struggle to pay their rent and utility bills.许多人要尽全力才能勉强支付房租和公共事业费。
    • The company could now face higher fuel bills.公司目前可能要面对更高的燃料费。
    • They presented us with a very large bill.他们给了我们一张大额账单。
    • Use the money in the account to cover the bills.用这个账户里的钱支付这些账单。
    Topics Shoppinga1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • big
    • hefty
    • high
    • …
    verb + bill
    • get
    • receive
    • be landed with
    • …
    bill + verb
    • arrive
    • come in
    • amount to
    • …
    bill + noun
    • payment
    • collector
    preposition
    • bill for
  2.  
     (especially British English)
    (North American English usually 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
    • Let's ask for the bill.我们结账吧。
    • Could we have the bill, please?请给我们结账好吗？
    Synonyms billbillaccount ▪ invoice ▪ checkThese are all words for a record of how much you owe for goods or services you have bought or used.bill a list of goods that you have bought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe; the price or cost of something:
    • the gas bill煤气费账单
    account an arrangement with a shop or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for example in regular amounts every month:
    • Put it on my account please.请记在我的赊购账上。
    invoice (rather formal) a bill for goods that somebody has bought or work that has been done for somebody:
    • The builders sent an invoice for £250.营造商发出了一张 250 英镑的发票。
     bill or invoice?You would get a bill in a restaurant, bar or hotel; from a company that supplies you with gas, electricity, etc; or from somebody whose property you have damaged. An invoice is for goods supplied or work done as agreed between a customer and supplier.check (North American English) a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant:
    • Can I have the check, please?请给我结账。
    In British English the usual word for this is bill.    Patterns
    • the bill/​invoice/​check for something
    • to pay/​settle a(n) bill/​account/​invoice/​check
    • to put something on the/​somebody’s bill/​account/​invoice/​check
    Extra Examples
    • Are the coffees on the bill?咖啡记在账单上了吗？
    • Could I have the bill please?能把账单给我吗？
    • The bill came to £120.餐费计为 120 英镑。
    • We decided to split the bill (= share the cost of the meal).我们决定平均分担餐费。
    • The waiter brought the bill to their table.侍者把账单拿到他们桌边。
    Topics Shoppinga1, Cooking and eatinga1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + bill
    • ask for
    • bring
    • get
    • …
    bill + verb
    • arrive
    • come
    • come to
    • …
    3.

    money

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     (North American English)
    (British English note)
    (also banknote especially in British English)
    a piece of paper money纸币；钞票
    • a ten-dollar bill一张十美元的钞票
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • five-dollar
    • twenty-dollar
    • etc.
    • …
    verb + bill
    • count
    • count out
    4.

    in parliament

  4.  
     a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a country’s parliament so that its members can discuss it（提交议会讨论的）议案，法案
    • to introduce/approve/oppose a bill提出/批准/反对一项法案
    • Congress passed the energy bill last month.国会上个月通过了能源法案。
    • Republicans said they would support the bill.共和党人表示他们将支持该法案。
    • the Education Reform Bill教育改革法案
    Wordfinder
    • Act
    • bill
    • chamber
    • coalition
    • election
    • law
    • legislation
    • parliament
    • politician
    • vote
    CultureIn Britain a bill must be discussed in the House of Commons and the House of Lords before it can become a law. In the US it must be discussed either in the House of Representatives or the senate. If enough people vote for it there, it is discussed in the other house of Congress, and if it is passed it goes to the President, who decides whether or not it should become a law.see also Act of Parliament
    Extra Examples
    • The bill will be brought before Parliament next year.该议案将于明年提交议会。
    • Republicans will try to push the bill through Congress.共和党人将会力促国会通过该议案。
    • The bill was brought to the floor of the House last summer.该议案是去年夏天提交给众议院的。
    • The bill became law in June.该法案 6 月份成为法律。
    • The government has put forward an emergency bill to limit the powers of the police.政府已提出紧急议案来限制警方的权力。
    Topics Law and justiceb2, Politicsb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • controversial
    • comprehensive
    • sweeping
    • …
    verb + bill
    • bring forward
    • bring in
    • introduce
    • …
    bill + verb
    • become law
    • contain
    • include something
    • …
    5.

    at theatre, etc.

  5. a programme of entertainment at a theatre, etc.（剧院等的）节目单
    • a horror double bill (= two horror films shown one after the other)恐怖片两场连映
    • Topping the bill (= the most important performer) is violinist Joshua Bell.领衔出演的是小提琴演奏家乔舒亚·贝尔。
    • Mozart is on the bill this evening.今晚有莫扎特作品的演出。
    Topics Film and theatrec2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • double
    verb + bill
    • head
    • top
    • share
    • …
    preposition
    • on a/​the bill
    6.

    advertisement

  6. a notice in a public place to advertise an event海报；招贴；广告 synonym poster
    • Post no bills (= a notice warning people not to stick bills in a particular place).禁止招贴
    see also handbillTopics Businessc2

    7. of birds

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    the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird’s mouth鸟嘴；喙     synonym beakTopics Birdsc2
  8. -billed
     (in adjectives) having the type of bill mentioned有…形喙的
    • long-billed waders长嘴涉禽
    More Like This Compound adjectives for physical characteristicsCompound adjectives for physical characteristics
    • -beaked
    • -bellied
    • -billed
    • -blooded
    • -bodied
    • -cheeked
    • -chested
    • -eared
    • -eyed
    • -faced
    • -fingered
    • -footed
    • -haired
    • -handed
    • -headed
    • -hearted
    • -hipped
    • -lidded
    • -limbed
    • -mouthed
    • -necked
    • -nosed
    • -skinned
    • -tailed
    • -throated
    • -toothed
    9.

    on hat

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    (also visor)
     (both North American English)
    (British English peak)
    the stiff front part of a cap that sticks out above your eyes帽舌；帽檐
    10. see also Old Bill
    Word Originnoun senses 1 to 6 Middle English (denoting a written list or catalogue): from Anglo-Norman French bille, probably based on medieval Latin bulla ‘seal, sealed document’. noun senses 7 to 9 Old English bile, of unknown origin.
Idioms
a clean bill of health
  1. a report that says somebody is healthy or that something is in good condition健康证明；合格证明
    • Doctors gave him a clean bill of health after a series of tests and examinations.经过一系列测试和检查后，医生给了他健康证明。
    • The building was given a clean bill of health by the surveyor.测量员给了这座建筑一份健康证明。
Collocations RestaurantsRestaurantsEating out
  • eat (lunch/​dinner)/dine/​meet at/​in a restaurant
  • go (out)/take somebody (out) for lunch/​dinner/​a meal
  • have a meal with somebody
  • make/​have a reservation (in/​under the name of Yamada)
  • reserve/ (especially British English) book a table for six
  • ask for/​request a table for two/​a table by the window
In the restaurant
  • wait to be seated
  • show somebody to their table
  • sit in the corner/​by the window/​at the bar/​at the counter
  • hand somebody/​give somebody the menu/​wine list
  • open/​read/​study/​peruse the menu
  • the restaurant has a three-course set menu/​a children’s menu/​an extensive wine list
  • taste/​sample/​try the wine
  • the waiter takes your order
  • order/​choose/​have the soup of the day/​one of the specials/​the house (British English) speciality/(especially North American English) specialty
  • serve/​finish the first course/​the starter/​the main course/​dessert/​coffee
  • complain about the food/​the service/​your meal
  • enjoy your meal
Paying
  • pay/​ask for (especially British English) the bill/(North American English) the check
  • pay for/​treat somebody to dinner/​lunch/​the meal
  • service is (not) included
  • give somebody/​leave (somebody) a tip
fill/fit the bill
  1. to be what is needed in a particular situation or for a particular purpose符合要求；合格
    • On paper, several of the applicants fit the bill.从书面材料看，有几位申请人符合条件。
foot the bill
  1. (informal) to be responsible for paying the cost of something负担费用
    • Once again it will be the taxpayer who has to foot the bill.这一次掏腰包的又得是纳税人。
    • Who will be footing the bill for the party?谁将为该党买单？

bill

verb
 
/bɪl/
/bɪl/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they bill
/bɪl/
/bɪl/
he / she / it bills
/bɪlz/
/bɪlz/
past simple billed
/bɪld/
/bɪld/
past participle billed
/bɪld/
/bɪld/
-ing form billing
/ˈbɪlɪŋ/
/ˈbɪlɪŋ/
Idioms

    ask for payment

  1.  
     to send somebody a bill for something开账单，发账单（要求付款）
    • bill somebody for something Please bill me for the books.请就所购的书给我开列账单。
    • You will be billed monthly for the service.你将按月收到服务费账单。
    • bill somebody We are changing the way that we bill our customers.我们正在改变向客户计费的方式。
    • bill somebody something He only billed me £130.他只付给我 130 英镑。
    • bill something to somebody/something The cost will be billed to your account.费用将会记到你的账户上。
    2.

    advertise

  2. [usually passive] to advertise or describe somebody/something in a particular way把（某人或事物）宣传为…
    • be billed as something He was billed as the new Tom Cruise.他被宣传为新汤姆·克鲁斯。
  3. [usually passive] to advertise that somebody/something will do something宣布…将做某事
    • be billed to do something She was billed to speak on ‘China—Yesterday and Today’.据宣传，她要发表题为“中国——昨天和今天”的演讲。
    4. Word Originverb Middle English (denoting a written list or catalogue): from Anglo-Norman French bille, probably based on medieval Latin bulla ‘seal, sealed document’.
Idioms
bill and coo
  1. (old-fashioned, informal) if two people who are in love bill and coo, they kiss and speak in a loving way to each other卿卿我我；情话绵绵

Bill

/bɪl/
/bɪl/
  1. a first name for boys, short for William威利：男孩的名字，威廉的缩写
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