billing

1. N-COUNT A bill is a written statement of money that you owe for goods or services. 賬單

They couldn't afford to pay the bills. 他們付不起賬。

He paid his bill for the newspapers promptly. 他立刻付了報(bào)紙的帳單。

2. V-T If you bill someone for goods or services you have provided them with, you give or send them a bill stating how much money they owe you for these goods or services. 給…開賬單[no cont]

Are you going to bill me for this?

你會(huì)為這開帳單給我嗎？

3. N-COUNT A bill is a piece of paper money. 紙幣[美國英語]

The case contained a large quantity of U.S. dollar bills. 盒子里裝有大量美鈔。

4. N-COUNT In government, a bill is a formal statement of a proposed new law that is discussed and then voted on. 議案

This is the toughest crime bill that Congress has passed in a decade. 這是十年來國會(huì)通過的最強(qiáng)硬的有關(guān)犯罪的議案。

5. N-SING The bill of a show or concert is a list of the entertainers who will take part in it. 演出人員名單

Bob Dylan topped the bill. 鮑勃·迪倫排在演員表的最前端。

6. N-SING The bill in a restaurant is a piece of paper on which the price of the meal you have just eaten is written and which you are given before you pay. (餐館的) 賬單[英國英語]

After coffee, Gastler asked for the bill. 喝完咖啡，加斯特勒要了賬單。

7. V-T If someone is billed to appear in a particular show, it has been advertised that they are going to be in it. 宣傳 (某人出演某戲)[usu passive]

She was billed to play the Wicked Queen in "Snow White."

她已被宣布將出演《白雪公主》里狠毒的王后。

8. billingN-UNCOUNT 演員表

...their quarrels over star billing. …他們就演員表排名順序的爭吵。

9. V-T If you bill a person or event as a particular thing, you advertise them in a way that makes people think they have particular qualities or abilities. 把…宣傳為

They bill it as California's most exciting museum. 他們把這宣傳為加利福尼亞最令人激動(dòng)的博物館。

10. N-COUNT A bird's bill is its beak. 喙

11. PHRASE If you say that someone or something fits the bill or fills the bill, you mean that they are suitable for a particular job or purpose. 符合要求

If you fit the bill, send a CV to Rebecca Rees. 如果你符合這些要求，送一份履歷給麗貝卡·里斯。