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

• 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。
• Make sure you add up the cost of any bus fare, parking fees or tolls.
  确保你把公车车票；停车费或道路费都一起算进来。
• Tolls are controlled by the government.
  这些隧道的收费仍受政府规管。
• 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。
• Someone employed to collect tolls.
  被雇来征收通行税的人。
• 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。
• In2006 the Land Transport Authority tested a traffic-prediction system built by IBM to set the tolls.
  2006年，陆路交通管理局测试了一套由IBM公司制造的用于设置收费额的交通预测系统。
• By taking a train you are free of worries about traffic, weather conditions, tolls and gas.
  坐火车可免去担忧交通堵塞、气不好，收费和加油等问题。
• 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。
• 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。