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

• Can't you just stick it on the turnpike and give it money for tolls?
  就不能把路费给它，让它自己从收费公路上过来吗？
• Tolls vary dependent on the road used and length of the journey.
  收费各不相同的道路上依赖使用和长度的旅程。
• 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。
• Of course, the effects of this phenomenon are not to be ignored, as they are already taking tolls in the relationship within families and on people's health.
  当然，这一现象的影响不容忽视，因为它已经危害到与家人的关系和人们的健康。
• 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。
• He says the increase in tolls and taxes is needed to fund road construction and maintenance.
  他表示，只有增加高速公路的通行费和其他税收才能筹到所需的资金来进行公路建设和公路保养。
• Tolls are controlled by the government.
  这些隧道的收费仍受政府规管。
• The local government levied all kinds of tolls on every dealer.
  当地政府向每个小贩徵收各种捐税。
• From LaGuardia Airport, a yellow cab to Midtown Manhattan costs$ 16-$ 26, plus tolls;
  从拉瓜迪亚机场，打出租车到曼哈顿的费用大约是16到26美元，另加过路费；
• I suppose English and computers are the only tolls for study.
  我认为英语和计算机只是学习工具。