| 单词 | toll |
| 释义 | toll (toʊl ) Word forms: tolls , tolling , tolled 1. verb When a bell tolls or when someone tolls it, it rings slowly and repeatedly, often as a sign that someone has died. Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered. [VERB] The pilgrims tolled the bell. [VERB noun] Synonyms: ring, sound, strike, chime 2. countable noun A toll is a small sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road. 3. countable noun [NOUN noun] A toll road or toll bridge is a road or bridge where you have to pay in order to use it. 4. countable noun [usually singular] A toll is a total number of deaths, accidents, or disasters that occur in a particular period of time. [journalism] There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher. ...the second highest annual murder toll in that city's history. Synonyms: damage, cost, loss, roll 5. See also death toll 6. take its toll 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. Winter takes its toll on your health. [+ on] Higher fuel prices took their toll. ...a high exchange rate took a heavy toll on industry. Collocations: daily toll The daily toll was down on the 708 the day before. The Sun Could it be that now, 12 days on, the daily toll may even exceed that from hospitals? Times,Sunday Times As the daily toll hit a record 980, a rise of 260 and the biggest daily leap in fatalities. The Sun Yesterday's daily toll of people who tested positive was 22,961. The Sun Authorities reported the highest daily toll so far yesterday with 135 fatalities. Times,Sunday Times But in so many other ways it's a way of life that takes a very high toll on a person. The Sun Poor roads and bad driving contributed to the high toll, but it was two factors especially that made driving so dangerous: alcohol and windscreen impact. Times, Sunday Times Its bombers took a high toll of both warships and merchantmen. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Other diseases, such as smallpox, took a high toll on the population even without the contribution by plague. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In addition, the war was continuing to take a very high toll in terms of casualties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The injury toll yesterday was horrendous, with players hobbling off and pouring blood. Times, Sunday Times Last night, rescuers put the injury toll at more than 1,500 as they prepared to mount searches for survivors in stricken villages. Times, Sunday Times The injury toll told its own story. Times, Sunday Times His attitude to training, however, inflicted on him such an injury toll that he will never know if that was a match he would have won. Times, Sunday Times Injury tolls start to mount in the mud of midwinter and those clubs with smaller squads find it harder to paper over the cracks. Times, Sunday Times Studies have shown that loneliness exacts a physical toll on the body as well as the brain. The Sun Although mechanical valves last for decades, they require the lifelong use of blood thinners and, of course, carry the physical toll exacted by invasive surgery. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Believe me, playing three best-of-fivesets matches in three days takes a massive physical toll and requires more recovery than a normal tournament. Times, Sunday Times The crowd began to detect the physical toll. Times, Sunday Times We wanted to do whatever we could to help alleviate the physical toll. The Sun It took a tremendous toll. Christianity Today Wars and simply the passage of time have taken a tremendous toll. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 By the 1890s, the unregulated taking of fish and game, whether for commercial interests, sport or the table, had taken a tremendous toll. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 通行费, 鸣响常指丧钟 Japanese: 鐘の音, ゆっくりと鳴らす/ゆっくりと鳴る |
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