toll
n. 通行費; 傷亡人數; 鐘聲; 長途電話費
v. 鳴鐘; 敲鐘
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...
教堂喪鐘敲響,黑色的旗幟飄動。
The pilgrims tolled the bell.
朝聖者緩緩敲響了鍾。
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.
有人擔心傷亡總數可能會更高。
…the second highest annual murder toll in that city's history.
年謀殺案件總數處於該市歷史上的第二高位
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...
冬天對健康不利。
Higher fuel prices took their toll.
燃料提價產生了惡果。
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)
造成損失(或危害、傷亡)
The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.
昨晚那場冰雹損壞了我們村的莊稼.
The extraction of these minerals has taken a heavy toll on Taiwan's natural resources.
水泥礦對臺灣自然資源的破壞力非常大.
The timid but tolerant toll man offered some timely tips as a token of tribute.
那個怯懦但寬容的收費員提供了一些很及時的訊息以表示他的敬意.
A toll road, especially an expressway with tollgates.
收費公路收費的公路, 特指設立收費關卡的高速公路.
This photo models used in highway or other major road toll station, the light above.
圖片這款式應用在高速公路或國道等大型收費站上面的指示燈.