toll [təul; tɔl] US UK

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n. 税,钟声

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noun

1.
【释义】

[usually singular] the number of people killed or injured in a particular accident, by a particular illness etc

〔事故、疾病等造成的〕伤亡人数:

【例句】

The death toll has risen to 83.

死亡人数已上升到 83 人。

【例句】

The bombings took a heavy toll , killing hundreds of Londoners.

爆炸造成严重伤亡,有几百名伦敦人丧生。

2.
【释义】

a very bad effect that something has on something or someone over a long period of time

严重的不良影响:

【例句】

Years of smoking have taken their toll on his health.

多年的吸烟习惯已对他的健康造成了严重的影响。

【例句】

a heavy toll on the environment

对环境的严重损害

3.
【释义】

the money you have to pay to use a particular road, bridge etc

〔道路、桥梁等的〕通行费

4.
【释义】

the sound of a large bell ringing slowly

〔缓慢的〕钟声

verb

1.
【释义】

if a large bell tolls, or if you toll it, it keeps ringing slowly, especially to show that someone has died

〔尤表示某人已死而缓慢持续地〕敲(钟),鸣(钟)

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