| 单词 | bill |
| 释义 | billbillsbillbill1 /bɪl/ noun [countable]1a list of things that you have bought or that someone has done for you, showing how much you have to pay for thembill forThe bill for the repairs came to $650.repaircome修理费总计 650 美元。Have you paid the gas bill?pay你付煤气费了吗？2British English a list showing how much you have to pay for the things you have eaten in a restaurant SYN check American English: Can we have the bill, please?请给我们结账好吗？3 American English a piece of paper money SYN note British English: a ten-dollar bill一张十美元的纸币THESAURUS money4a plan for a new law: The new education bill was passed (=became law) last week.bepass新的教育法案上周获得通过。5a programme of entertainment at a theatre, concert etc6a bird’s beakPhrasesfit/fill the bill to be exactly what you need: This car fits the bill perfectly.fit这辆车最合适。COLLOCATIONS: billverbsto pay a billShe couldn’t afford to pay her bills.billto settle a bill (=to pay all of the bill for something)He offered to settle their hotel bill.offerto ask for the billI called the waiter and asked for the bill.callaskto run up a bill (=to use something a lot so you owe a lot of money)How did you run up such a big phone bill?doto foot the bill/pick up the bill (=to pay for something, especially when you do not want to)Taxpayers will probably have to foot the bill.taxpayerto cut/reduce a billWe need to find a way to cut our fuel bill.a bill comes to something (=is for that amount)The bill came to over $100.cometypes of billa big/huge billHe got a huge tax bill at the end of the year.getan unpaid billThey had unpaid bills of over £5,000.havebillan electricity/gas/phone billThe gas bill has gone up again.havegoa hotel billHe paid the hotel bill by credit card.paya tax billThere are various ways you can reduce your tax bill.beway |
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