词组 | bill |
释义 | bill /bɪl/ noun 1. a written list showing how much you have to pay for somethingadjectives/nouns + billa big/huge bill We got a huge bill for the repairs to the house.an electricity/gas/phone etc bill The gas bill keeps going up every year.legal/medical bills If you have no insurance, how do you pay your medical bills?a hotel bill He paid the hotel bill by credit card.a tax bill There are various ways you can reduce your tax bill.an unpaid bill She had unpaid bills amounting to £3,000.an outstanding bill (=still unpaid) He still didn’t have enough to pay his outstanding bills.an itemized bill (=giving details about each thing on it) An itemized phone bill lists every call you have made.verbspay a bill Have you paid the phone bill? | Most people pay their bills on time.settle a bill (=pay all the money that you owe) She went down to the lobby to settle the bill for their rooms.foot the bill/pick up the bill (=pay for something, especially when you do not want to) Taxpayers will probably have to foot the bill for the project.ask for the bill (=ask for the bill in a restaurant) If you’re ready to go, I’ll ask for the bill.get/receive a bill They’ll have a shock when they get the bill.run up a bill (=have to pay a lot of money for using or doing something) It’s easy to run up a big bill on your mobile phone.send sb a bill Send me your bill and I will pay you in full.face a bill (=have a lot to pay on a bill) They were facing a mounting legal bill.cut/reduce a bill We need to find a way to cut our fuel bill.share the bills (=each pay part of them) My housemates and I share the bills.a bill comes to sth (=it is for that amount) The bill came to $60.prepositionsthe bill for sth The bill for the repairs came to $650.In American English, people often use check about a bill in a restaurant: The waiter brought the check.THESAURUS: bill check AmE a bill that tells you how much you must pay in a restaurant: Can I have the check, please? invoice a document that lists the goods that a company has sent, or the services they have provided, and tells you how much you must pay. It is often sent from one company to another company: I sent in an invoice for the work I had done. | She received an invoice for £200. | Payment is due ten days after receipt of the invoice. tab informal a bill that is added up at the end of a period of time, especially for food or drinks that you have had in a restaurant or hotel: People staying in the hotel can order food or drinks to be put on their tab.2. a written proposal for a new lawadjectives/nouns + billa defence/finance/education etc bill Monday’s debate on the defence bill lasted all night.a controversial bill (=causing a lot of disagreement) There is a controversial bill to increase taxes on pensions.a draft bill (=not final) This is a draft bill – no final decision has been made yet.a private member’s bill BrE (=proposed by a member of parliament who is not a minister in the government) a private member’s bill aimed at preventing young people using sunbedsverbspass/approve a bill (=accept it so it becomes law) The Senate passed the bill by 96 votes to 3.vote for/against a bill The opposition parties are planning to vote against the bill.veto a bill (=not allow it to become law) The president said he would veto the bill.reject/throw out a bill They rejected a bill to limit arms exports.introduce/bring in a bill (=start using it) The government introduced a bill to provide stiffer penalties for terrorists.propose a bill (=suggest it) He proposed a bill to ban smoking in public areas.draft a bill (=write it) Experts from the labour ministry helped draft the bill. | He drafted a bill that would make it illegal for personal information to be used without getting permission first.debate a bill The bill is still being debated in Parliament.phrasesa bill becomes law It will be several months before the bill becomes law.a bill goes through Parliament We want this bill to go through Parliament as quickly as possible. |
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