English主要词典
bill
Universal Words
noun, verb
noun
for payment
1 a piece of paper that shows how much you owe sb for goods or services:
the telephone / electricity / gas bill * We ran up a massive hotel bill. * She always pays her bills on time. * I'll be sending you the bill for the dry-cleaning! * The bills are piling up (= there are more and more that have still not been paid).
2 (especially BrE) (AmE 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:
Let's ask for the bill.
money
3 (AmE) = NOTE:
a ten-dollar bill
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:
to introduce / approve / reject a bill * the Education Reform Bill
seealsoPRIVATEMEMBER'SBILL
at theatre
5 a programme of entertainment at a theatre, etc:
a horror double bill (= two horror films / movies shown one after the other) * Topping the bill (= the most important performer) is Robbie Williams.
advertisement
6 a notice in a public place to advertise an event
SYNPOSTER:
Post no bills (= a notice warning people not to stick bills in a particular place).
seealsoHANDBILL
of birds
7 the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird's mouth
SYNBEAK
8 (-billed) (in adjectives) having the type of bill mentioned:
long-billed waders
on hat
9 (AmE) = PEAK(4)
seealsoTHEOLDBILL
IDIOMS
fill / fit the bill to be what is needed in a particular situation or for a particular purpose:
On paper, several of the applicants fit the bill.
moreatCLEANadj., FOOTv.
verb
ask for payment
1 [VN] ~ sb (for sth) to send sb a bill for sth:
Please bill me for the books. * You will be billed monthly for the service.
advertise
2 [VN] [usuallypassive] ~ sb/sth as sth to advertise or describe sb/sth in a particular way:
He was billed as the new Tom Cruise.
3 [VNtoinf] [usuallypassive] to advertise that sb/sth will do sth:
She was billed to speak on 'China-Yesterday and Today'.
IDIOMS
bill and coo (old-fashioned, informal) if two people who are in love bill and coo, they kiss and speak in a loving way to each other
