toll
柯林斯词典
1. V-T/V-I When a bell tolls or when someone tolls it, it rings slowly and repeatedly, often as a sign that someone has died. 敲 (常指丧钟); (常指丧钟) 鸣响
Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered. 教堂丧钟敲响了,黑旗飘动着。
2. N-COUNT A toll is a sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road. (桥梁或道路的) 通行费
You can pay a toll to drive on Pike's Peak Highway or relax and take the Pike's Peak Cog Railway. 你可以付通行费开车上派克斯峰公路,或者放松一下,乘坐派克斯峰齿轨式火车。
3. N-COUNT A toll road or toll bridge is a road or bridge that you have to pay to use. (道路或桥梁) 收费[N n]
Most people who drive the toll roads don't use them every day. 大部分开车上收费公路的人不是每天都走公路。
4. N-COUNT A toll is a total number of deaths, accidents, or disasters that occur in a particular period of time. (死亡、事故或灾难的) 总数[journalism]
There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher. 人们担心伤亡人数可能会更多。
5. →see also death toll
6. PHRASE If you say that something takes its toll or takes a heavy toll, you mean that it has a bad effect or causes a lot of suffering. 造成坏影响 (或痛苦)
Winter takes its toll on your health. 冬季影响你的健康。
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toll /təʊl/ (tolling,tolled,tolls)
剑桥词典
- The toll of bankruptcies was rising daily .
- The toll of babies born with AIDS is rising .
toll noun (CHARGE)
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ]a small amount of money that you have to pay to use a road , cross a bridge , etc.
(道路、桥梁等的)通行费
Tolls are now collected electronically on most motorways . 现在绝大部分高速公路采用电子收费。
[ 可数名词:有复数形式的名词 ] US
the money a long-distance phone call costs
长途电话费
Is Bayonne a toll call (= a more expensive phone call ) from New York? 从纽约打电话到贝约纳是长途吗?
例句
toll noun (SUFFERING)
[ 不可数或单数名词:没有复数形式的名词 ]suffering , deaths , or damage
伤亡;损失;破坏
Independent sources say that the death toll from the earthquake runs into thousands. 独立消息人士称地震中的伤亡人数达到数千人。