tolls

英 [təʊlz]

美 [toʊlz]

n.  (道路、桥梁的)通行费; (战争、灾难等造成的)毁坏; 伤亡人数; (缓慢而有规律的)钟声
v.  (缓慢而有规律地)敲(钟); (尤指)鸣(丧钟)
toll的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (缓慢反复地)敲(钟)，鸣(丧钟);(钟)鸣响
  When a belltollsor when someonetollsit, it rings slowly and repeatedly, often as a sign that someone has died.
  1. Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered...
     教堂丧钟敲响，黑色的旗帜飘动。
  2. The pilgrims tolled the bell.
     朝圣者缓缓敲响了钟。
• (桥梁、道路的)通行费
  Atollis a small sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road.
• (公路、桥梁的)收费
  Atollroad ortollbridge is a road or bridge where you have to pay in order to use it.
• See also:There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.…the second highest annual murder toll in that city's history.death toll
• PHRASE 造成恶果(或不利影响、痛苦等)
  If you say that somethingtakesitstollortakes a heavy toll, you mean that it has a bad effect or causes a lot of suffering.
  1. Winter takes its toll on your health...
     冬天对健康不利。
  2. Higher fuel prices took their toll.
     燃料提价产生了恶果。
  3. …a high exchange rate took a heavy toll on industry.
     高汇率使工业蒙受了严重损失。

双语例句

• Counting gasoline, tolls, meals, and everything, it's rather cheap to fly.
  算上汽油、道路通行费、饭钱及所有的一切，坐飞机还是相当便宜的。
• Someone employed to collect tolls.
  被雇来征收通行税的人。
• Official death tolls are fuzzy because of the large transient population and newly unaccounted-for residents in the area.
  因为当地有大量的流动人口和近期去向不明的居民，官方通报的死亡人数很模糊。
• I suppose English and computers are the only tolls for study.
  我认为英语和计算机只是学习工具。
• These roads are often in the United States financed by tolls.
  这种道路在美国通常是用通行税来筹集资金的。
• The tolls, which include a government passage tax, varied from$ 4 to$ 30 per vehicle.
  隧道收费连政府通过税，每程由4元至30元不等。
• Where will tolls come from if there is no traffic on an eight-lane highway?
  如果八车道的高速公路上没有车流量，通行费从何而来？
• From LaGuardia Airport, a yellow cab to Midtown Manhattan costs$ 16-$ 26, plus tolls;
  从拉瓜迪亚机场，打出租车到曼哈顿的费用大约是16到26美元，另加过路费；
• Our life is eager, our desires are keen, for time tolls the bell of parting.
  我们的生命是热切的，愿望是强烈的，因为时间在敲着离别之钟。
• There were conflicting casualty tolls as is common in such attacks where bodies are mangled and identification is difficult.
  有冲突的伤亡收费是常见的这类攻击的地方机构的错位和鉴定是困难的。