英语释义

1. the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering
a duck's bill

2. a mouthpart (such as the beak of a turtle) that resembles a bird's bill

3. the point of an anchor fluke — see anchor illustration

4. the visor (see visor sense 2a) of a cap or hood

5. to touch and rub bill to bill (see bill entry 1 sense 1)
a pair of doves billing

6. to caress affectionately
billing and cooing

7. a weapon in use up to the 18th century that consists of a long staff ending in a hook-shaped blade

8. billhook

9. an itemized list or a statement of particulars (such as a list of materials or of members of a ship's crew)
a bill of quantities

10. a written document or note

11. a formal petition

12. an itemized account of the separate cost of goods sold, services performed, or work done invoice
a bill of charges

13. an amount expended or owed
paid the electricity bill

14. a statement of charges for food or drink check
asked the waiter to bring the bill

15. a written or printed advertisement posted or otherwise distributed to announce an event of interest to the public
The sign read "Post no bills." especially an announcement of a theatrical entertainment
Who is on the bill?

16. a programmed presentation (such as a motion picture, play, or concert)
the opening of a new bill

17. a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment
a bill set before Congress also the law itself
the GI bill

18. a declaration in writing stating a wrong a complainant has suffered from a defendant or stating a breach of law by some person
a bill of complaint

19. a piece of paper money
a $20 bill

20. an individual or commercial note (see note entry 2 sense 3c(1))
bills receivable

21. one hundred dollars

22. to be exactly what is needed be suitable

23. to enter in an accounting system prepare a bill of (charges)
billing each month's charges

24. to submit a bill (see bill entry 4 sense 4a) of charges to
They bill their customers every month.

25. to enter (something, such as freight) in a waybill

26. to issue a bill of lading to or for

27. to announce (something, such as a performance) especially by posters or placards
Both writers are billed to appear at the conference.

28. advertise, promote
the book is billed as a "report"
— P. G. Altbach

29. the jaws of a bird together with their horny covering

30. a part of an animal (as a turtle) that resembles the bill of a bird

31. a draft of a law presented to a legislature for consideration
The representative introduced a bill in Congress.

32. a record of goods sold, services performed, or work done with the cost involved
a telephone bill

33. a piece of paper money
a dollar bill

34. a sign or poster advertising something

35. to send a bill to
I was billed for the repairs.

36. a draft of a law presented to a legislature for enactment also the law itself
the GI bill — appropriations bill \ ?-​?prō-​prē-​?ā-​sh?nz-​ \ a bill providing money for government expenses and programs Note: Appropriations bills originate in the House of Representatives.

37. a legislative act formerly permitted that attainted a person and imposed a sentence of death without benefit of a judicial trial — see also attainder — compare bill of pains and penalties in this entry

38. a legislative act that imposes any punishment on a named or implied individual or group without a trial Note: Bills of attainder are prohibited by Article I of the U.S. Constitution.

39. a legislative act formerly permitted that imposed a punishment less severe than death without benefit of a judicial trial — compare bill of attainder in this entry Note: The term bill of attainder is often used to include bills of pains and penalties. Bills of pains and penalties are included in the constitutional ban on bills of attainder.

40. a bill in its form as amended and newly introduced to the legislature by a legislative committee

41. a bill printed in the form in which it was passed by one chamber of Congress and certified by the appropriate legislative official

42. a copy of a bill in the form in which it is passed in the legislature including all changes introduced before enactment that is kept as evidence of the law

43. a bill originating in the House of Representatives

44. revenue bill in this entry

45. a bill that includes a number of miscellaneous provisions or appropriations

46. a bill affecting a particular person, organization, or locality as distinguished from all the people or the whole area of a political unit

47. a bill affecting the community (as a nation or state) at large

48. a bill (as for imposing a tax) for raising money for any public purpose — called also money bill Note: The U.S. Constitution requires all bills for raising revenue to originate in the House of Representatives.

49. the pleading used to begin a suit in equity that sets forth the basis for one's claim against another — called also bill in equity

50. a form or device of procedure used in civil actions — bill in the nature of a bill of review an equitable bill seeking to have a court decree set aside that is brought by someone who was not a party to the original suit usually before the decree is entered in the record — compare bill of review in this entry Note: Bills in the nature of a bill of review were abolished in federal practice by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(e).

51. a bill of interpleader in which the plaintiff is allowed to claim an interest in the subject matter of the suit — compare bill of interpleader in this entry — interpleader Note: In federal practice, bills in the nature of interpleader have been abandoned in favor of interpleader as described in Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 22.

52. complaint —used especially in equity actions

53. a bill setting forth the expenses in connection with a suit that a party seeks to have paid by an opposing party

54. a bill setting forth the exceptions and objections to rulings made at trial and the evidence relevant to them for the purpose of appeal or other review Note: Bills of exceptions are no longer required in federal practice under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but they are still used in some state courts.

55. a bill brought by a plaintiff who seeks a court determination of the conflicting claims of two or more defendants to the subject matter of the suit (as money owed by the plaintiff) and who has no interest in the subject matter and no preference as to which defendant prevails — called also strict bill of interpleader — compare bill in the nature of interpleader in this entry — interpleader Note: Under most modern rules of procedure, the requirements for interpleader have been relaxed and the distinction between a bill of interpleader and a bill in the nature of interpleader no longer exists.

56. a bill containing a detailed listing and explanation of the claims made by the plaintiff Note: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12, bills of particulars have been abandoned in favor of the expanded rules for discovery and the motion for a more definite statement.

57. an equitable bill used to settle the rights of parties in one suit and avoid repeated litigation

58. an equitable bill used to start a suit to have the final judgment of a previous suit set aside — compare bill in the nature of a bill of review in this entry Note: Bills of review are used when another device for review, such as appeal, is not available, as when the period to bring it has expired. Bills of review are abolished in federal practice by Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(e).

59. an equitable bill by which a creditor who has won a court judgment against a debtor can compel payment from the debtor out of the property that is not otherwise reachable by legal process

60. an equitable bill by which a party to a suit can bring a claim against any other party Note: Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 13, cross bills are replaced by counterclaims and cross-claims.

61. bill of interpleader in this entry

62. a device or instrument used in criminal procedure — bill of indictment an instrument that contains the charges against a defendant and that is presented to a grand jury for determination after a preliminary hearing whether there is enough evidence to issue an indictment — called also indictment — compare no bill and true bill in this entry

63. information

64. a bill that a defendant may request in which the prosecution sets out in detail the facts forming the basis for the criminal charges against the defendant

65. a bill returned by a grand jury that has determined the evidence in a bill of indictment to be insufficient to warrant prosecution also the finding of the grand jury that the evidence is insufficient — called also ignoramus, no true bill

66. a bill returned by a grand jury that has found the evidence in a bill of indictment sufficient to warrant prosecution indictment

67. an itemized account of goods sold, services performed, or work done

68. a written instrument setting out the terms of a transaction involving goods: as

69. bill of lading

70. bill of sale

71. a piece of paper money

72. a written instrument providing proof of an obligation to pay money — bill of credit an instrument written by a banker certifying to another that a person named in the instrument is entitled to draw on the banker's funds or credit up to a certain amount letter of credit

73. an instrument by one party directing another party to pay a named third party or anyone bearing it a specific amount of money on a named future date or on demand also draft

74. a bill given by a bank to the purchaser of a security in place of the security itself that entitles the purchaser to receive payment upon presentation

75. a short-term obligation sold by the government at a discount that bears no interest but is payable at its face value at maturity — compare Treasury bond at bond sense 2, Treasury note at note

英汉例句

• In the nature of things, young people often rebel against their parents.

  年轻人常常会反抗他们的父母，这很自然。

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