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

• Even playgrounds should collect tolls when it is billionaires in the sandpit.
  当亿万富翁们在沙坑里玩耍时，即使是游戏场也应该收费。
• An expressway on which tolls are collected.
  一种收费的高速公路。
• 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。
• He says the increase in tolls and taxes is needed to fund road construction and maintenance.
  他表示，只有增加高速公路的通行费和其他税收才能筹到所需的资金来进行公路建设和公路保养。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Research on Precise Charge and Split for Expressway Vehicle Tolls
  高速公路车辆通行费精确收取及拆分技术研究
• Tolls are controlled by the government.
  这些隧道的收费仍受政府规管。
• 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。