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toll

英  [təʊl]
    

[NOUN, VERB]

    NOUN. 名词

  • tolls

    1. [C 可数名词] （桥梁或道路的）通行费

    A toll is a sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road.

    双语例句

    例：

    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。

    2. [C 可数名词] （道路或桥梁）收费

    A toll road or toll bridge is a road or bridge that you have to pay to use.

    双语例句

    例：

    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并不是每天都走这些路。

    3. [C 可数名词] （死亡、事故或灾难的）总数

    A toll is a total number of deaths, accidents, or disasters that occur in a particular period of time.

    双语例句

    例：

    There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.

    人们担心伤亡人数可能会更多。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • take its toll

    1. 造成不利影响（或痛苦）

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    Winter takes its toll on your health.

    冬季对健康不利。

    VERB. 动词

  • tolls , tolling , tolled

    1. [I 不及物动词] 敲（常指丧钟） , （常指丧钟）鸣响

    When a bell tolls or when someone tolls it, it rings slowly and repeatedly, often as a sign that someone has died.

    双语例句

    例：

    Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered.

    教堂的丧钟敲响了，黑旗飘动着。

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