toll
UK/tәul/US
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Definitions
n.
A fee charged for using a road or bridge; the loss or damage caused by a disaster or hardship.
通行费；（灾难造成的）代价，损失
v.
To ring a bell slowly and repeatedly; to charge a toll for use of a road.
缓慢敲响（钟）；征收通行费
Root Breakdown
Native Englishtollother
=toll
Common Collocations
- 1.death toll死亡人数
- 2.take a toll造成损耗／带来影响
- 3.toll road收费公路
- 4.heavy toll沉重代价
Example Sentences
- 1.
Drivers must pay a toll before crossing the bridge into the city.
- 2.
The death toll from the earthquake has risen to over five hundred people.
- 3.
Years of overwork began to take a serious toll on his health.