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toll n.伤亡人数；钟声；通行费；代价v.敲钟 (1) 死亡人数上升(至100).(2) 政府力图将死亡人数控制在较低标准。(3) 我们听到了教堂大钟传来的钟声。(4) 当你听到钟声，就说明我已经在附近了。(5) 过这座桥的人都要付通行费。(6) 多年的劳累和疏于保养损害了他们的健康。(7) 教堂的鸣钟报时。 Toll comes from the Greek word for "tax," telos. When a fee is charged for the privilege of driving on a road or crossing a bridge, it's called a toll. Another kind of toll is the charge to make a long distance telephone call. Occasionally, toll refers to a different kind of cost — a loss of human life: the human toll of an earthquake or war. Finally, there's the toll, or deep ringing sound, of a bell.

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英 [təʊl] 美 [toʊl] (1) The death toll mounted (to 100).(2) The government tried to keep the death toll at a lower level.(3) We heard the toll of the church bells.(4) When you hear the bells toll, you'll know I'm not far.(5) Anyone travelling across the bridge has to pay a toll.(6) Years of hardship and neglect had taken their toll.(7) The church bell tolled the hour. A toll is a payment made for something. To drive on some highways, drivers have to pay a toll when they exit. 1[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.   [V]  [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。2[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. 3[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.   [N n]4[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5[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。

英语单词	toll
英美音标	英 [təʊl] 美 [toʊl]
中文释义	n.伤亡人数；钟声；通行费；代价 v.敲钟
英语例句	(1) The death toll mounted (to 100). (2) The government tried to keep the death toll at a lower level. (3) We heard the toll of the church bells. (4) When you hear the bells toll, you'll know I'm not far. (5) Anyone travelling across the bridge has to pay a toll. (6) Years of hardship and neglect had taken their toll. (7) The church bell tolled the hour.
中文例句	(1) 死亡人数上升(至100). (2) 政府力图将死亡人数控制在较低标准。 (3) 我们听到了教堂大钟传来的钟声。 (4) 当你听到钟声，就说明我已经在附近了。 (5) 过这座桥的人都要付通行费。 (6) 多年的劳累和疏于保养损害了他们的健康。 (7) 教堂的鸣钟报时。
vocabulary简明	A toll is a payment made for something. To drive on some highways, drivers have to pay a toll when they exit.
vocabulary扩展	Toll comes from the Greek word for "tax," telos. When a fee is charged for the privilege of driving on a road or crossing a bridge, it's called a toll. Another kind of toll is the charge to make a long distance telephone call. Occasionally, toll refers to a different kind of cost — a loss of human life: the human toll of an earthquake or war. Finally, there's the toll, or deep ringing sound, of a bell.
柯林斯解释	1 [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. [V] [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。 2 [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. 3 [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. [N n] 4 [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 5 [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。

Toll Bridge Pay Church Road N Count 可数名词 Takes