toll

1. V-T/V-I When a bell tolls or when someone tolls it, it rings slowly and repeatedly, often as a sign that someone has died. 敲 (常指喪鐘); (常指喪鐘) 鳴響

Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered. 教堂喪鐘敲響了，黑旗飄動著。

2. N-COUNT A toll is a sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road. (橋梁或道路的) 通行費

You can pay a toll to drive on Pike's Peak Highway or relax and take the Pike's Peak Cog Railway. 你可以付通行費開車上派克斯峰公路，或者放松一下，乘坐派克斯峰齒軌式火車。

3. N-COUNT A toll road or toll bridge is a road or bridge that you have to pay to use. (道路或橋梁) 收費[N n]

Most people who drive the toll roads don't use them every day. 大部分開車上收費公路的人不是每天都走公路。

4. N-COUNT A toll is a total number of deaths, accidents, or disasters that occur in a particular period of time. (死亡、事故或災(zāi)難的) 總數(shù)[journalism]

There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher. 人們擔(dān)心傷亡人數(shù)可能會更多。

5. →see also death toll

6. PHRASE If you say that something takes its toll or takes a heavy toll, you mean that it has a bad effect or causes a lot of suffering. 造成壞影響 (或痛苦)

Winter takes its toll on your health. 冬季影響你的健康。