bill

名词 bill:

1. a statute in draft before it becomes law
   同义词：measure
2. an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered
   同义词：account, invoice
3. a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)
   同义词：note, government note, bank bill, banker's bill, bank note, banknote, Federal Reserve note, greenback
4. the entertainment offered at a public presentation
5. a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare)
6. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
   同义词：circular, handbill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway
7. horny projecting mouth of a bird
   同义词：beak, neb, nib, pecker
8. a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement
   同义词：poster, posting, placard, notice, card
9. a long-handled saw with a curved blade
   同义词：billhook
10. a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes
    同义词：peak, eyeshade, visor, vizor

动词 bill:

1. demand payment
   同义词：charge
2. advertise especially by posters or placards
3. publicize or announce by placards
   同义词：placard

1. After a long debate the bill was passed.
   经长时间的辩论，议案获得通过。
2. Bill Gates is an American citizen.
   比尔·盖茨是美国公民。
3. I can't pay now, please bill me later.
   我现在不能付款，请以后开帐单给我。
4. I have a 5-dollar bill.
   我有一张5美元的钞票。

bill

n.（名词）
An itemized list or statement of fees or charges.
帐单：详细列明费用或卡开销的单据或报表
A statement or list of particulars, such as a theater program or menu.
戏院广告单，菜单：某指定物的清单、目录，如剧目单或菜单
The entertainment offered by a theater.
节目：剧院提供的节目
A public notice, such as an advertising poster.
广告，海报：公共布告，如广告招贴

A piece of legal paper money:
纸钞：合法的纸币：
例句：
a ten-dollar bill.
一张十美元的钞票

Slang One hundred dollars.
【俚语】 一百美元

A bill of exchange.
汇票：交换的票据
Obsolete A promissory note.
【废语】 本票，期票

A draft of a proposed law presented for approval to a legislative body.
法令：递交立法机构批准的法律草案
The law enacted from such a draft:
诉状：从上述草案制定的法律：
例句：
a bottle bill in effect in three states; the GI Bill.
在三个州生效的酒法；美国军事法

Law A document presented to a court and containing a formal statement of a case, complaint, or petition.
【法律】 起诉书：向法庭提供的包含正式的案件陈述、控告和请求的文件
v.tr.（及物动词）
billed,bill.ing,bills
To present a statement of costs or charges to.
给…开帐单：提供公众花费的单据
To enter on a statement of costs or on a particularized list.
记入帐目：写帐单或登记目录表

To advertise or schedule by public notice or as part of a program.
做广告：用公共布告做广告或作为计划的一部分列入计划表
To declare or describe officially; proclaim:
宣布，公告：正式通告或描述；宣布：
例句：
a policy that was billed as an important departure for the administration.
此政策被公告为政府行政机构的重要新方案

来源：
Middle English bille
中古英语 bille
from Norman French
源自 诺曼法语
from Medieval Latin billa
源自 中世纪拉丁语 billa
alteration of bulla [seal on a document]
bulla的变化 [在文件上盖印章]
from Latin [bubble]
源自 拉丁语 [气泡]

【引伸】
bill.able
adj.（形容词）

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bill
bill 2

n.（名词）
The horny part of the jaws of a bird; a beak.
啄：鸟嘴的坚硬部分；啄
A beaklike mouth part, such as that of a turtle.
鸟嘴似口部：象鸟嘴似的口部，如龟的嘴
The visor of a cap.
帽舌
Nautical The tip of the fluke of an anchor.
【航海】 锚钩尖端
v.intr.（不及物动词）
billed,bill.ing,bills
To touch beaks together.
鸟嘴相接触

来源：
Middle English
中古英语
from Old English bile
源自 古英语 bile

bill
bill 3

n.（名词）
A billhook.
锚钩
A halberd or similar weapon with a hooked blade and a long handle.
戟：戟或类似的武器，有一钩刃和长柄

来源：
Middle English bil
中古英语 bil
from Old English bill
源自 古英语 bill