bi-lin-gual /.bai'lnjgwal/ adj. 1 able to speak two lan­guages equally well because you have used them since you were very young 会说两#语言的：She is iwTiViguaZ frt and Punjabi.她会说英语和旁遮普语。2 using

two languages; written in’ two languages.'用两■种语暂 (^ ) W ： bilingual education/communities     /

'社群◊_ a Min^uai dictionary 双f语词_典► bi.lin.gual noun： Welsh/English bilinguals

英格兰人一compare MONOLINGUAL，MULTILINGUAL bili-ous /'bilias/ adj. 1 feeling as if you might vomit soon 恶心的；想呕吐的 2 (of colours，usually green or yellow 颜色，通常指绿色或黄fe) creating an unpleasant effect剌眼的；铨哨命；法看的：<1 bilious green dress 一条绿得扎眼的连衣裙 3 (/bmw/) bad-tempered; full of anger脾气坏的；易怒的

bili.ru-bin /•bili’ruibm/ /?own [U] (med/ca/ 医）an orange substance produced in the liver 胆红素 bilk /bdk/ verb [VN] [informal, especially NAmE) ~ sb {put of sth) I ~ sth (from sb) to cheat sb，especially by taking money from them 欺骗；诈骗（钱): a con man who bilked investors out of millions of dollars     W

p元的骗子

bill 〇t* /bil/ noun, verb 級 noun

►                 FOR PAYMENT 付款 1 a piece..of paper that shows how much you owe sb for goods or services 账单：the tetephone/dectric办/gas WH电话费/电费/煤气费账单 ◊ We ran up a massive hotd bfH.我们累积了夫笔.的旅馆 费。◊ She aiways pays Zier bfHs on time.—总是按时支 ‘付账单〇 ◊ The are up (= there are more and .more that have still not been paid).账单越积越#。

2 {especially Br£) (NAmE usually check) a piece of paper that shows how much you have to pay for the food and drinks that you have had in a restaurant < 餐馆的')账 单：_Let，s ask /or the biH.我们结账吧。

►                 MONEY 货币 3 (/VAm£) = note /i.(6):    a ten-dollar bill

一张十元的钞票

►                 IN PARLIAMENT 议会 4 a written suggestion for a new law that is presented to a countr/s parliament so that its members can.discuss it (提交议i讨论的）议案，法 案：to mtrociuc€々q)prove/reject a biH 提出 / 通过 / 否

*一项议案◊          Education Re/orm BiH教育改革法案

SYNONYMS同义词辨析

bill

statement ♦ account ♦ invoice ♦ tab ♦ ch«ck

These are all words for a record of How much you owe for goods or services you have bought or used.以上各词

均指账单、账目。

bill a list of goods that you have bought or services that you have used, showing how much you owe; the price or cost of sth指账单：gas fc/7/煤气费账单 statement a printed record of money spent, received, etc.指结算单、清单、报表：fhe company’s //nflnoW stotemenf公司的年度财务报表◊ fl statement {= a record of money paid into and out of a bank account)银行结单◊ <3 sfflfcwenf 信用

卡结单

account an arrangement with a shop/stqr^ or business to pay bills for goods or services at a later time, for examp.le.'in「regu'lar amounts every month 指餘销账、 赊欠账、赊购：Pwf /ron my flccownf p/ease. 记在我 的赊购账上。隱料 In British English this can also be called a credit account. In North American English it ..can be.callecf a charge account.在英国英语中，此义 亦可用 credit account;北美英语可用 charge account。 invoice {rather format) a bill for goods that sb has bought or work that has been done for sb 指发票、发 货或服务费用清单：The builders sent an invoice for £25a营造商发出了一张250英镑的发禀。

BILL OR INVOICE?用 bill 还是 invoice ?

You would get a bill in a restaurant, bar or hotel; from a company that supplies you with gas, electricity, etc.; or