bills
翻譯
帳單, 鈔票, 法案
例句
I have to pay the bills this week.
我這週必須付帳單。
He paid with a few large bills.
他用幾張大面額鈔票付了款。
Congress is debating several new bills.
國會正在辯論幾項新法案。
文法模式
pay the bills 付帳單 I need a job to pay the bills.
a stack of bills 一疊鈔票 The winner received a stack of bills.
pass a bill 通過法案 The government hopes to pass the new bill.
近義詞
Synonyms: invoices (帳單), banknotes (鈔票), legislation (立法)
詞源
源自中世紀拉丁語「bulla」(蓋章文件),演變為指收費單或法律草案。「鈔票」的含義是美式英語用法。
記憶技巧
記住三個主要意思:付款的帳單(bill),美元鈔票(dollar bill),國會的法案(bill)。