Bill

[bl] 美式发音

(noun.) the entertainment offered at a public presentation.

(noun.) a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes; 'he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead'.

(noun.) a long-handled saw with a curved blade; 'he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree'.

(noun.) a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare).

(noun.) an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered; 'he paid his bill and left'; 'send me an account of what I owe'.

(noun.) a statute in draft before it becomes law; 'they held a public hearing on the bill'.

(noun.) a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); 'he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes'.

(verb.) advertise especially by posters or placards; 'He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso'.

杰弗里整理

• He wished, too, that the officers should be appointed altogether by himself, and not be nominated by the people, as the bill had proposed. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Give him the new bill to sign, George, and he'll sign it like a man. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Wait till Bill tells you, then. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• You may say that, Bill,' replied Fagin thoughtfully. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• It is you, Bill! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• Bring me the books, Bill, said he. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• She rose, whilst Gerald was paying the bill, and walked over to Halliday's table. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Except bills of exchange, and some other mercantile bills, all other deeds, bonds, and contracts, are subject to a stamp duty. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• This bank was more liberal than any other had ever been, both in granting cash-accounts, and in discounting bills of exchange. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• Sad doings, Miss, these here bills being returned. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• He had bills coming due next week and no means to meet them. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• They paid so much dearer for the bills which their bankers granted them upon those countries. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• As a man of the world, Colonel, you know that men do not carry other people's bills about in their pockets. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• When I say paper, I mean bills. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• There it is with its head on his shoulder, billing and cooing close up to his heart, with soft outstretched fluttering wings. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.

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