bill /bɪl/

noun

1

账单

a piece of paper that shows how much you owe sb for goods or services

the telephone/electricity/gas bill

电话费 / 电费 / 煤气费账单

The bills are piling up (= there are more and more that have still not been paid) .

账单越积越多。

2

（提交议会讨论的）议案，法案

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

提出 / 通过 / 否决一项议案

the Education Reform Bill

教育改革法案

3

（剧院等的）节目单

a programme of entertainment at a theatre, etc.

a horror double bill (= two horror films/movies shown one after the other)

双场恐怖片节目单

Topping the bill (= the most important performer) is Robbie Williams.

领衔演出的是罗比∙威廉斯。

verb

1

[VN] ~ sb (for sth)

给（某人）开账单，发账单（要求付款）

to send sb a bill for sth

Please bill me for the books.

请就所购的书开列账单。

2

[VN] [usually passive] ~ sb/sth as sth

把（某人或事物）宣传为…

to advertise or describe sb/sth in a particular way

He was billed as the new Tom Cruise.

他被宣传为新汤姆∙克鲁斯。

3

[VN to inf] [usually passive] 宣布…将做某事

to advertise that sb/sth will do sth

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。

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