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| 1 | C an amount of money that you pay to use a bridge or road 过桥费；过路费；通行费 |
| toll charges 通行收费 |
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| 2 | singular mainly journalism the total number of people who have been killed or hurt 总伤亡人数 |
| | 2a | the total amount of harm or damage 损失总数 | | the mounting toll of failed businesses 不断增加的破产企业总数 | |
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| 3 | singular the loud slow repeated sound of a large bell （大钟发出的缓慢而洪亮的）钟鸣声，敲钟声 |
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| - | take its toll/take a heavy toll
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| to harm or damage someone or something , especially in a gradual way |
| （尤指逐步）损害，破坏 |
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| The recession has taken a heavy toll . 经济不景气造成了很大的损失。 |
| +on The stress was beginning to take its toll on their marriage. 这种压力开始影响到他们的婚姻。 |
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