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[V-ERG 及物/不及物动词](缓慢反复地)敲(钟),鸣(丧钟);(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.
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  [V n]
  • 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。

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[N-COUNT 可数名词](桥梁、道路的)通行费 A toll is a small sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road.
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    [N-COUNT 可数名词](公路、桥梁的)收费 A toll road or toll bridge is a road or bridge where you have to pay in order to use it.
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      [N-COUNT 可数名词]See also:
      death toll
      (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.
        [usu sing]
        [JOURNALISM 新闻]
      • 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

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      [PHRASE 短语]造成恶果(或不利影响、痛苦等) 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.
        [V inflects]
      • 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。

      • …a high exchange rate took a heavy toll on industry.

        高汇率使工业蒙受了严重损失。


      Oxford toll / təʊl ; NAmE toʊl /
      noun
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      verb
      toll tolls tolled tolling
      noun 1 [countable ] money that you pay to use a particular road or bridge (道路、桥梁的)通行费 motorway tolls 高速公路通行费 a toll road/bridge 收费道路╱桥梁 synonyms at
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      2 [countable ,  usually singular ] the amount of damage or the number of deaths and injuries that are caused in a particular war, disaster, etc. (战争、灾难等造成的)毁坏;伤亡人数 The official death tollhas now reached 7 000. 官方公布的死亡人数现已达 7 000 人。 the war's growing casualty toll 不断增长的战争伤亡人数 3 [singular ] the sound of a bell ringing with slow regular strokes (缓慢而有规律的)钟声 4 [countable ] ( NAmE) a charge for a telephone call that is calculated at a higher rate than a local call 长途电话费 IDIOM take a heavy ˈtoll (on sb/sth) | take its ˈtoll (on sb/sth) to have a bad effect on sb/sth; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc. 产生恶果;造成重大损失(或伤亡、灾难等) Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. 疾病对她的身体造成极大的损害。 The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets. 经济衰退使住房市场遭受着重大损失。
      verb [intransitive ,  transitive ] when a bell tollsor sb tollsit, it is rung slowly many times, especially as a sign that sb has died (缓慢而有规律地)敲(钟);(尤指)鸣(丧钟) toll(for sb) The Abbey bell tolled for those killed in the war. 大教堂为战争中的死难者鸣钟。 tollsth The bell tolled the hour. 鸣钟报时。 ( figurative) The revolution tolled the death knell (= signalled the end)for the Russian monarchy. 那场革命敲响了俄国君主制的丧钟。 toll / təʊl ; NAmE toʊl /
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      toll1 noun
      toll2 verb
      tolltoll1 /təʊl $ toʊl/ ●○○ noun [countable]
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      1[usually singular] the number of people killed or injured in a particular accident, by a particular illness etc:  The death toll has risen to 83. The bombings took a heavy toll, killing hundreds of Londoners.2a very bad effect that something has on something or someone over a long period of timetoll on Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health. a heavy toll on the environment3the money you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge etc
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      cost
      4the sound of a large bell ringing slowly
      toll1 noun
      toll2 verb
      tolltoll2 verb [intransitive, transitive]
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      if a large bell tolls, or if you toll it, it keeps ringing slowly, especially to show that someone has died
      WDF

      toll

      [təʊl]tolled, tolling, tolls

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      tolling[206] tolls[547]
      代价(34%),通行费(30%),钟声(15%),敲钟(14%),伤亡人数(7%)
      vt.征收;敲钟
      n.通行费;代价;钟声;伤亡人数
      vi.鸣钟;征税

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