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单词 toll
释义
toll
noun
uk
/təʊl/us
/toʊl/

tollnoun(CHARGE)

C1[C]
asmallamountofmoneythat you have topayto use aroad,crossabridge, etc.:
（道路、桥梁等的）通行费
Tolls are nowcollectedelectronicallyon mostmotorways.现在绝大部分高速公路采用电子收费。
[C]US
themoneyalong-distancephonecallcosts:
长途电话费
Is Bayonne a tollcall(= a moreexpensivephonecall)from New York?从纽约打电话到贝约纳是长途吗？
More examples
  • The toll ofbankruptcieswasrisingdaily.
  • The toll ofbabiesbornwithAIDSisrising.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
  • aquaplaning
  • backsomeoneup
  • behind the wheelidiom
  • bike
  • biting point
  • boxed in
  • branch off
  • coast
  • drive off
  • DWI
  • jam
  • pullsomeoneup shortidiom
  • run away withsomeone
  • satnav
  • self-driving
  • snow chains
  • steer
  • steerable
  • undertake
  • undertaking
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Taxation
Bills & invoices
Communications - by telephone

tollnoun(SUFFERING)

C2[U]
suffering,deaths, ordamage:
伤亡；损失；破坏
Independentsourcessay that thedeathtoll from theearthquakerunsinto thousands.独立消息人士称地震中的伤亡人数达到数千人。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Death and dying
  • be as dead as a doornailidiom
  • bereave
  • bite
  • bleed out
  • buy the farmidiom
  • cadaveric
  • death toll
  • depart this lifeidiom
  • die off
  • fatality
  • ghost
  • morbid
  • necrophiliac
  • perch
  • predecease
  • push
  • remains
  • shuffle off this mortal coilidiom
  • starvation
  • watery
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Injuring and injuries
Damaging and spoiling

Idiom

take its/a toll
toll
verb[IorT]
uk
/təʊl/us
/toʊl/
to (causealargebellto)ringslowlyandrepeatedly:
（使）缓慢而反复地鸣响
In thedistance, achurchbelltolled thehour(=showedthetimebyringing).远处传来教堂报时的钟声。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
  • babble
  • blaze
  • bong
  • chuff
  • clatter
  • click away
  • clicker
  • clinking
  • clunk
  • crump
  • growl
  • gunshot
  • hiss
  • jangling
  • plunk
  • scrunch
  • sonic boom
  • tick
  • white noise
  • whoosh
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(Definition oftollfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

toll| American Dictionary

toll
noun
us
/toʊl/

tollnoun(MONEY)

[C]
anamountofmoneythat you have topaytotravelalong somemainroads, tocrossbridges, etc., or to maketelephonecallsoverlongdistances:
They’reraisingthebridgetoll to $5.00.
Thenumberyoudialedis a tollcall–pleasedepositanadditionalfiftycents.

tollnoun(SUFFERING)

[U]
a highdegreeofsufferingordamage:
Inadditionto thephysicaldestructioncausedby theflooding, theemotionaltoll onitsvictimswasimmense.
toll
verb[I/T]
us
/toʊl/

tollverb[I/T](RING)

(of alargebell) toringslowlyandrepeatedly, or tocausealargebelltoringin this way:
[I]Thetownhallbelltolled atnoon.
(Definition oftollfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

toll| Business English

toll
noun
uk
/təʊl/us
[C]TRANSPORT
anamountofmoneythat you have topayto use aroadorbridge:
Motorists in theregionpaidmore than $11.6 million in tolls lastyear.
pay/collect a tollVehicles would befittedwith anelectronictagallowingdriverstopaytolls bycreditcard, over thephoneorelectronically.
road/bridge/motorwaytolls
atollbridge/highway/motorway
[C]INTERNET,COMMUNICATIONS
anamountofmoneythat you have topayto use theinternetor tovisitparticularwebsites:
Cablecompaniesmusttreatallonlinetrafficequally, withoutimposinghighertolls forcertaincontent.
[C]COMMUNICATIONSUS
thecostof along-distancephonecall
[S]
thetotalnumberofbadthings oramountofdamagethathappensas aresultof something:
Thefinaltollofbankruptciesfor thisyearis high.
Thedeathtollfrom theearthquakewas over a million.
financial/economic/emotional tollLayoffscarryalargehumanandfinancialtoll.
to take its/their toll (on sth/sb)
if somethingtakesitstoll, itcausesdamage:
Therecessionis takingitstoll onsmallbusinesses.
Thebuildingwasonceamodelofitskind, butyearsofneglecthave takentheirtoll.
Stress cantake aheavytollonyourhealth.
(Definition oftollfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoftoll

toll
The expected death tolls of these projects can therefore be entered into the analysis.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The latter feature deals critically with the alleged demise of whom ('the bell tolls for whom') and the spread of the genitive, a reversal of expected tendencies.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Private ownership of lighthouses, which had existed for centuries, came under increasing attack, due to the burdens high tolls and decentralized management were said to impose on the public.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Though tolls sometimes involved the royal right of pre-emption, and probably levies in kind on ships' cargoes, money must have been for all parties a more convenient medium for payment.
From theCambridge English Corpus
From the king's standpoint money tolls gave access to the silver bullion on which royal power partly depended without putting him to the trouble of fighting for it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The eight-minute second movement, marked = c. 48, opens with a brief solo elegy from the violin, which is soon joined by tolling piano chords which roll into a bluesy nightscape.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In an ancient borough, the importance of the large town gate was associated with public order, the collection of tolls and a venue for meetings of guildsmen and freemen.
From theCambridge English Corpus
All caravans that made their way inland and back in the nineteenth century passed through regions dominated by coastal hinterland polities, who demanded transit tolls to pass through their lands.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The research project found that the net income of fishermen after subtracting direct costs and tolls was very similar to the incomes of day labourers in the locality.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Tolls will not be charged on these sections of road.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The initiative in any proposal to free this bridge from tolls must come from the local authorities concerned.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Again, tolls could be introduced on the motorways.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Disabled drivers' vehicles exempt from excise duty are exempted from tolls on this crossing.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I am not convinced that the collection of tolls even by methods now used does not hold up traffic.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Parliamentary agreement to the charging of tolls has enabled crossings to be built which would not otherwise have been provided.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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