1875, "announcement on a bill or poster," verbal noun from bill (v.); hence top billing (1928). Meaning "act of sending out a bill" is recorded from 1908.
双语例句
1. A catfight has erupted over who will get top billing.
为了谁做主角的问题爆发了一场吵闹。
来自柯林斯例句
2. They sat there billing and cooing till after midnight.
他们坐在那里窃窃私语直到后半夜.
来自辞典例句
3. Since I was here the first time, I've been in touch with our Billing Department.
我第一次到这来过以后, 一直和我们的收费部进行接触.
来自辞典例句
4. The customer left his " private " meter in place for a portion of each billing period.
用户在每一个收费期的部分时间里换上他的 “ 私人 ” 电表.
来自辞典例句
5. You know you might lose your billing in the blue book?