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

• These roads are often in the United States financed by tolls.
  这种道路在美国通常是用通行税来筹集资金的。
• 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。
• 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。
• The tolls, which include a government passage tax, varied from$ 4 to$ 30 per vehicle.
  隧道收费连政府通过税，每程由4元至30元不等。
• The road is free of the tolls that burden new highways connecting urban areas.
  这条路免交过路费，过路费是那些连接城市地区的新建公路的负担。
• Official death tolls are fuzzy because of the large transient population and newly unaccounted-for residents in the area.
  因为当地有大量的流动人口和近期去向不明的居民，官方通报的死亡人数很模糊。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Where will tolls come from if there is no traffic on an eight-lane highway?
  如果八车道的高速公路上没有车流量，通行费从何而来？