toll
n. 通行费; 伤亡人数; 钟声; 长途电话费
v. 鸣钟; 敲钟
When a bell tolls or when someone tolls it, it rings slowly and repeatedly, often as a sign that someone has died.
Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered...
教堂丧钟敲响,黑色的旗帜飘动。
The pilgrims tolled the bell.
朝圣者缓缓敲响了钟。
A toll is a small sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road.
A toll road or toll bridge is a road or bridge where you have to pay in order to use it.
A toll is a total number of deaths, accidents, or disasters that occur in a particular period of time.
There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.
有人担心伤亡总数可能会更高。
…the second highest annual murder toll in that city's history.
年谋杀案件总数处于该市历史上的第二高位
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.
Winter takes its toll on your health...
冬天对健康不利。
Higher fuel prices took their toll.
燃料提价产生了恶果。
1. a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
2. value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something;
3. the sound of a bell being struck;
1. ring slowly;
2. charge a fee for using;
take its toll (或 take a heavy toll)
造成损失(或危害、伤亡)
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.
昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼.
The extraction of these minerals has taken a heavy toll on Taiwan's natural resources.
水泥矿对台湾自然资源的破坏力非常大.
The timid but tolerant toll man offered some timely tips as a token of tribute.
那个怯懦但宽容的收费员提供了一些很及时的消息以表示他的敬意.
A toll road, especially an expressway with tollgates.
收费公路收费的公路, 特指设立收费关卡的高速公路.
This photo models used in highway or other major road toll station, the light above.
图片这款式应用在高速公路或国道等大型收费站上面的指示灯.