[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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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.
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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.
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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; NAmEtoʊl/
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tolltollstolledtollingnoun1[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
rate
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IDIOMtake 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; NAmEtoʊl/
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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 ► see thesaurus at
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
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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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