bills

a statement of money owed for goods or services

1. 1.

   A written list or inventory. (Now obsolete except in specific senses or set phrases; bill of lading, bill of goods, etc.)

   书面清单或存货清单。(今除特定含义或固定短语外已废,如“提单”“货物清单”等)

2. 2.

   The beak of a bird, especially when small or flattish; sometimes also used with reference to a platypus, turtle, or other animal.

   鸟喙,尤指小或扁平的喙；有时也指鸭嘴兽、龟等其他动物的喙状部位。

3. 3.

   Any of various bladed or pointed hand weapons, originally designating an Anglo-Saxon sword, and later a weapon of infantry, especially in the 14th and 15th centuries, commonly consisting of a broad, heavy, double-edged, hook-shaped blade, with a short pike at the back and another at the top, attached to the end of a long staff.

   一种有刃或尖的手持武器,原指盎格鲁-撒克逊剑,后为步兵武器,尤指14—15世纪的一种,常为宽重双刃钩形刀身,背部及顶端各有一短矛,装于长柄末端。

4. 4.

   The bell, or boom, of the bittern.

   麻鳽的鸣叫声(又称boom)。

5. 5.

   a statute in draft before it becomes law

   尚未成为法律的草案

6. 6.

   A document, originally sealed; a formal statement or official memorandum. (Now obsolete except with certain qualifying words; bill of health, bill of sale etc.)

   一种文件,原指盖印文件；正式声明或官方备忘录。(今除某些限定词搭配外已废,如“健康证明书”“销售单据”等)

7. 7.

   A beaklike projection, especially a promontory.

   喙状突出物,尤指海角或岬。

8. 8.

   A cutting instrument, with hook-shaped point, and fitted with a handle, used in pruning, etc.; a billhook.

   带有钩形尖头和手柄的切割工具,用于修剪等；钩镰。

9. 9.

   an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered

   货物运输或服务提供的详细账单

10. 10.

    A draft of a law, presented to a legislature for enactment; a proposed or projected law.

    提交立法机关审议的法律草案；拟议中的法律。

11. 11.

    Of a cap or hat: the brim or peak, serving as a shade to keep sun off the face and out of the eyes.

    (帽子等的)帽檐或帽舌,用于遮挡阳光,保护脸部和眼睛。

12. 12.

    Somebody armed with a bill; a billman.

    持有bill(镰形戟)的人；持钺者。

13. 13.

    a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank)

    纸币(尤其是中央银行发行的纸币)

14. 14.

    A written note of goods sold, services rendered, or work done, with the price or charge owing; an invoice.

    商品销售、服务提供或已完成工作的书面凭据,附有价格或应付费用；发票。

15. 15.

    A pickaxe or mattock.

    镐或鹤嘴锄。

16. 16.

    A paper, written or printed, and posted up or given away, to advertise something, as a lecture, a play, or the sale of goods

    为广告宣传(如讲座、戏剧、商品销售)而张贴或散发的书面或印刷品；传单,海报。

17. 17.

    The extremity of the arm of an anchor; the point of or beyond the fluke (also called the peak).

    锚臂的末端；锚爪的尖端(亦称peak)。

18. 18.

    A writing that binds the signer or signers to pay a certain sum at a future day or on demand, with or without interest, as may be stated in the document; a bill of exchange. In the United States, it is usually called a note, a note of hand, or a promissory note.

    承诺签署人在未来某日或见票即付一定金额(可含利息)的书面票据；汇票。在美国常称 note、note of hand 或 promissory note(本票)。

19. 19.

    A set of items presented together.

    一起呈现的一组项目,如菜单、节目单等。

法案；鸟喙；帽檐；帽舌；修枝钩刀；钩镰；单据；契据

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