1
- an amount of money owed for goods supplied or services rendered, set out in a printed or written statement of charges账单, 账款：
the bill for their meal came to £17.
他们的餐费账款计17英镑。
2
- a draft of a proposed law presented to parliament for discussion议案（提交议会讨论的法律草案）：
a debate over the civil rights bill.
对民权法案的一场辩论。
3
- a programme of entertainment, especially at a theatre or cinema（尤指剧院、电影院的）节目单：
she was top of the bill at America's leading vaudeville house.
在美国的一流轻歌舞剧剧院中她总是挂头牌。
4
- N. Amer. a banknote〈北美〉钞票：
a ten-dollar bill.
一张10美元钞票。
5
- a poster or handbill招贴, 海报; 传单。
with obj.
1
- （一般作be billed）list (a person or event) in a programme把（人或项目）列入节目单, 安排…演出, 预定：
they were billed to appear but did not show up.
按计划他们是要出场的, 但没有露面。
1.1
bill someone/thing as
describe someone or something in a particular way, especially in order to advertise them or emphasize their importance宣传（某人或某物）：he was billed as 'the new Sean Connery'.
他被作为“肖恩·康纳里再世”来宣传。
2
- send a note of charges to (someone)给…开账单, 要求…支付：
we shall be billing them for the damage caused
我们将要求他们支付损失费用
with two obj.s he had been billed £3,000 for his licence.他为取得执照交了3,000英镑。
2.1
- charge (a sum of money)索价, 收取（费用）：
we billed £400,000.
我们索价40万英镑。
短语
fit（或fill）the bill
- be suitable for a particular purpose符合要求, 适合需要。
派生词
billable
adjective词源
Middle English (denoting a written list or catalogue)： from Anglo-Norman French bille, probably based on medieval Latin bulla 'seal, sealed document' （see also BULL2 ）.
1
- the beak of a bird, especially when it is slender, flattened, or weak, or belongs to a web-footed bird or a bird of the pigeon family（尤指蹼足禽或鸽科鸟类的）喙, 鸟嘴。
1.1
- the muzzle of a platypus鸭嘴兽的吻。
1.2
- the point of an anchor fluke锚爪尖。
1.3
- N. Amer. the peak of a cap〈北美〉帽尖; 帽顶。
2
- in place names a narrow promontory岬, 岬角：
Portland Bill.
波特兰角。
短语
bill and coo
- informal behave or talk in a very loving or sentimental way〈非正式〉拥吻, 爱抚; 喁喁情话。
派生词
billed
adjective红喙织布鸟。
词源
Old English bile, of unknown origin.