toll

toll

[təul]

n.伤亡人数, 钟声, 通行费, 代价
v.敲钟
v.征税(或通行费)

例句与用法:

The government tried to keep the death toll at a lower level.

政府力图将死亡人数控制在较低标准。

The death toll mounted (to 100).

死亡人数上升(至100).

Years of hardship and neglect had taken their toll.

多年的劳累和疏于保养损害了他们的健康。

The church bell tolled the hour.

教堂的鸣钟报时。

词形变化:

动词过去式: tolled | 动词过去分词: tolled | 动词现在分词: tolling | 动词第三人称单数: tolls |


n.[C]

1. (路, 桥等的)通行费

Anyone travelling across the bridge has to pay a toll.

过这座桥的人都要付通行费。

2. 使用费; 服务费

3. 长途电话费

The long-distance call tolls amount to quite a sum.

长途电话费数目相当可观。

4. (市场的)设摊费

5. 损失; 伤亡人数[S]

The death toll has risen to 200.

死亡人数已上升到两百人。

6. 通行(或使用)费征收处

vt.

向……征收捐税(或通行费等)

vi.

征收捐税(或通行费等)


vt.

1. (缓慢而反复地)敲(钟)

Bells were tolled all over the country at the President's death.

全国为总统逝世而鸣钟。

2. (钟)鸣报, 召唤; 发出

The church bell tolled the hour.

教堂的钟声报时。

vi.

(钟)缓慢而反复地敲响

For whom did the bell toll?

丧钟为谁而敲?

n.

钟声, 丧钟声[S]


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