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

• By taking a train you are free of worries about traffic, weather conditions, tolls and gas.
  坐火车可免去担忧交通堵塞、气不好，收费和加油等问题。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• Equalizing the tolls would be subject to the agreement of the tunnel operators.
  划一隧道收费，取决于能否与隧道经营者达成协议。
• On Wednesday, the head of the country's Ministry of Transport responded to the public's concern over regulation of highway tolls.
  在周三的时候，国家交通运输部部长回应了公众对高速公路收费规则担忧的问题。
• The government could build roads funded by tolls on drivers, he suggests.
  他提出，政府可以用征收的汽车通行费筑路。
• 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。
• Can't you just stick it on the turnpike and give it money for tolls?
  就不能把路费给它，让它自己从收费公路上过来吗？
• Sign on another group of workers someone employed to collect tolls.
  签约再雇用一批工人被雇来征收通行税的人。