| 词汇 | billing |
| 释义 | bulk billingThe practice of charging the costs of a patient's care by a general practitioner, hospital, or other health service provider to Medicare, the Australian government's universal health insurance system. Primarily heard in Australia. Recent legislation is aimed at introducing a mandatory co-pay for all bulk billing by GPs and hospitals. top billing1. The placement of the name of the main star, performer, or other headliner at the top of a film or theatrical poster or playbill or other promotional material. I'm keeping this poster because this is the first time I've gotten top billing! 2. By extension, a position of prominence or primary recognition. You did the most work on this report, so you should get top billing. bill and cooTo kiss, nuzzle, and talk sweetly with another person, typically a romantic partner. All my sister and her boyfriend do is bill and coo—it's so nauseating. bill and cooLITERARY, OLD-FASHIONEDIf two lovers bill and coo, they kiss and talk together in a loving way. I just have to stand there grinding my teeth while they bill and coo. Note: In this expression, lovers are being compared to a pair of doves touching their beaks or bills together and cooing. bill and cooexchange caresses or affectionate words; behave or talk in a very loving or sentimental way. informal, datedThe image is of two doves, a long-established symbol of mutual love. bill and coo in. to kiss and cuddle. (In the manner of love birds.) Keep an eye on those kids. They aren’t going to be satisfied with billing and cooing forever, you know. bill and coo To kiss or caress and murmur endearments. bill and cooTo hug and kiss. A sweet old-fashioned phrase for necking, making out, smooching, or playing kissy-face—the way that courting birds touch bills and emit soft cooing noises before they get down to the real mating game. |
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