billed as

/bɪld əz/· phrasal verb (passive: be billed as)

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Chinese meaning

被誉为/被宣传为

被bèi公gōng开kāi宣xuān传chuán成chéng…

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这zhè具jù化huà石shí被bèi称chēng为wéi全quán球qiú最zuì大dà标biāo本běn之zhī一yī

Example

A T-rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder.

一具被誉为全球最大标本之一的霸王龙化石,周二以创纪录的5010万美元卖给了一位神秘买家。

Source: NPR · 15 Jul 2026

Background ✎

一yī具jù绰chuò号hào'Gus'的de霸bà王wáng龙lóng化huà石shí拍pāi出chū5010万wàn美měi元yuán天tiān价jià,被bèi神shén秘mì买mǎi家jiā匿nì名míng买mǎi走zǒu,引yǐn发fā不bù小xiǎo争zhēng议yì。

Roots · etymology

bill 源自中世纪拉丁 bulla(封印文书、公告)

  • bill(公告,引申'宣传')+ as(作为)

Collocations

  • billed as the best / billed as a blockbuster / often billed as

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