toll的意思

toll

英 /təʊl/ 美 /tol/

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  • 雅思

基本释义

  • n 通行费;代价;钟声;伤亡人数

    the number of people killed or injured in a particular accident, by a particular illness etc

  • v 征收;敲钟

    if a large bell tolls, or if you toll it, it keeps ringing slowly, especially to show that someone has died

例句

  1. The death toll has risen to 83.

    死亡人数已上升到83人。

  2. The bombings took a heavy toll , killing hundreds of Londoners.

    轰炸造成严重伤亡,有几百名伦敦人丧生。

短语

  • death toll 死亡人数
  • take its toll 造成损失,造成伤亡
  • road toll 养路费;道路收费
  • toll station n. 收费站
  • take a toll 产生负面影响;造成损失

近义词

vt 征收;敲钟
n [税收]通行费;代价;钟声
vi 鸣钟;征税 ring the bell、levy tax

同根词

n tollgate 关卡;征收通行税的关卡、toller 鸣钟人;征收通行税的人;钟、tollkeeper 通行税征收人