Word · Frequency #837
bills
开账单；收费
bills is the third person singular of bill.
核心释义
to send a bill to (someone); to charge
- 1.
用海报或公告宣传
To advertise by a bill or public notice.
- 2.
(鸽子等)互啄喙；亲昵地抚摸
to stroke bill against bill, with reference to doves; to caress in fondness
- 3.
用鹤嘴锄等挖掘或砍削
To dig, chop, etc., with a bill.
- 4.
向......收费；给......寄账单
To charge; to send a bill to.
宣传；做广告；（鸽子等）碰喙；亲昵抚摸；用镐挖掘；砍削；用海报或公告宣传；(鸽子等)互啄喙；亲昵地抚摸
用法In use
The restaurant billed us for the wine we ordered.
用法提示：动词 bill 的过去式 billed 在此表示“向……收费/开账单”。
Our lawyer bills clients by the hour.
用法提示：第三人称单数 bills 表示“给……寄账单/收费”，描述习惯动作。
The mechanic is billing me for the new parts.
用法提示：现在进行时 billing 表示“正在向……收费/开账单”。
bill sb for sth
表示“就某事向某人收费”，for 后面接收费的项目或服务。
The dentist billed me for the check-up.
牙医向我收取了检查费。
bill sb/sth as sth
多用被动式 be billed as，表示“被宣传为、被称为”，常见于演出或活动。
The concert was billed as the band's final performance.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- bill someone for something
- 就某物向某人收费
- The hotel billed me for the extra night.酒店就额外一晚的费用向我收费。
- be billed as something
- 被宣传为某物
- The show is billed as a family-friendly musical.这场演出被宣传为适合全家观看的音乐剧。
- be billed to do something
- 据宣传将做某事
- The president is billed to address the summit tomorrow.据宣传，总统明天将在峰会上发表讲话。
- bill and coo
- 卿卿我我；亲昵
- The newlyweds were billing and cooing by the window.这对新婚夫妇在窗边卿卿我我。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：bill本义是一张纸单，动词就是把这张单子发给别人——寄账单收费或贴海报宣传。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：商务往来、客户服务、收费通知 作动词表示“给…寄账单/收费”时，语气比较中性，通常用于商务、客服或专业服务等实际场景，多出现在书面或工作场合。
语法说明Grammar Note
As a verb, 'bill' is transitive; it requires a direct object (e.g., bill someone for something).
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
这些词均与 bill 的发音 /bɪl/ 押韵，且拼写都以 -ill 结尾：fill, hill, pill, mill, still, skill。注意：bile（/baɪl/）和 bell（/bɛl/）与 bill 拼写相近，但发音不同。
高价值词汇High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
用法优先级
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.