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

• Even playgrounds should collect tolls when it is billionaires in the sandpit.
  当亿万富翁们在沙坑里玩耍时，即使是游戏场也应该收费。
• 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。
• 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。
• Sign on another group of workers someone employed to collect tolls.
  签约再雇用一批工人被雇来征收通行税的人。
• 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。
• A collector of public taxes or tolls in the ancient Roman empire.
  税吏古罗马帝国收取公共税或通行税的人。
• The government could build roads funded by tolls on drivers, he suggests.
  他提出，政府可以用征收的汽车通行费筑路。
• On Wednesday, the head of the country's Ministry of Transport responded to the public's concern over regulation of highway tolls.
  在周三的时候，国家交通运输部部长回应了公众对高速公路收费规则担忧的问题。
• He's just got a job collecting tolls at the start of the motorway.
  他刚得到了在高速公路的起点收取通行费的工作。
• Expect the first ghost tonight, when the bell tolls one.
  今晚期待第一个幽灵。当钟声敲响第一下的时候。