toll /təʊl/ CET4 TEM4 ( tolling, tolled, tolls )

• 1. 

  V-T/V-I When a bell tolls or when someone tolls it, it rings slowly and repeatedly, often as a sign that someone has died. 敲 (常指丧钟); (常指丧钟) 鸣响

  例：

  Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered.

  教堂丧钟敲响了，黑旗飘动着。

• 2. 

  N-COUNT A toll is a sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road. (桥梁或道路的) 通行费

  例：

  You can pay a toll to drive on Pike's Peak Highway or relax and take the Pike's Peak Cog Railway.

  你可以付通行费开车上派克斯峰公路，或者放松一下，乘坐派克斯峰齿轨式火车。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT A toll road or toll bridge is a road or bridge that you have to pay to use. (道路或桥梁) 收费 [N n]

  例：

  Most people who drive the toll roads don't use them every day.

  大部分开车上收费公路的人不是每天都走公路。

• 4. 

  N-COUNT A toll is a total number of deaths, accidents, or disasters that occur in a particular period of time. (死亡、事故或灾难的) 总数 [journalism]

  例：

  There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.

  人们担心伤亡人数可能会更多。

• 5. 

  → see also death toll

• 6. 

  PHRASE 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. 造成坏影响 (或痛苦)

  例：

  Winter takes its toll on your health.

  冬季影响你的健康。