| 释义 |
toll¹ /təʊl/ n. | vt. | vi. | phr.
I n.
1. (道路、 桥梁等的)通行费
2. 服务费；运费；〈美〉(长途)电话费；设施使用费；(市场的)设摊费
3. (旧时磨坊)作为加工费抽取的部分谷物
4. (通行费等的)征收权，收费权
5. (付出的)代价；(遭受的)损失；(事故等的)伤亡人数
the toll of road deaths and injuries 车祸伤亡人数
The economic toll is heavy. 经济损失严重。
The daily death toll fell to an average of 50. 死亡人数下降到日平均50人。
II ❶ vt.
1. 向…征收捐税；向…收费
2. 收取(桥梁、 道口等)的通行费
3. 抽取…的部分作为收费；把…作为捐税征收
❷ vi.
征收捐税；收费
[OE < ? VL tolonium < L telonium customhouse < Gr tolōnion < telōnēs collector of tolls < telos tax] phr. take a heavy toll 造成重大伤亡 (或损失)Rising rivers in the South and the Midwest in mid-April took a heavy property toll. 4月中旬发生在南部和中西部的河水上涨造成了重大的财产损失。 the snow that takes a heavy toll of lambs and calves 会给羔羊及牛犊造成重大伤亡的大雪 take a (或 its) toll 造成损失 (或危害、伤亡等)The conflict and confusion of the last decade have already taken a toll. 过去10年中发生的冲突和骚乱已经造成了损失。 The famine took a toll of 3,000,000 lives. 那场饥荒夺去了300万人的生命。 His hard work has taken its toll on his stomach. 艰苦的工作对他的胃造成了危害。 But such high wages have also taken their toll on the Swedish economy. 但是，这样的高工资也给瑞典的经济带来了危害。 |