toll
noun uk/təʊl/ us/toʊl/
(CHARGE)
C1 [ C ]（道路、桥梁等的）通行费
a small amount of money that you have to pay to use a road, cross a bridge, etc.
Tolls are now collected electronically on most motorways. 现在绝大部分高速公路采用电子收费。
[ C ] US长途电话费
the money a long-distance phone call costs
Is Bayonne a toll call (= a more expensive phone call) from New York? 从纽约打电话到贝约纳是长途吗？
- More examples
- The toll of bankruptcies was rising daily.
- The toll of babies born with AIDS is rising.
(SUFFERING)
C2 [ U ]伤亡;损失;破坏
suffering, deaths, or damage
Independent sources say that the death toll from the earthquake runs into thousands. 独立消息人士称地震中的伤亡人数达到数千人。
Idiom
take its/a tollidiom C2 造成损失（或伤亡、破坏）
If something takes its/a toll, it causes suffering, deaths, or damage.
The problems of the past few months have taken their toll on her health and there are shadows under her eyes. 过去几个月里的问题影响了她的健康，她眼睛出现了黑眼圈。
The deepening recession has also taken its toll in the south of the country, where unemployment is rife. 日益加剧的经济衰退也严重影响到了该国南部地区，那里的失业率居高不下。
toll
verb [ I or T ] uk/təʊl/ us/toʊl/
（使）缓慢而反复地鸣响
to (cause a large bell to) ring slowly and repeatedly
In the distance, a church bell tolled the hour (= showed the time by ringing). 远处传来教堂报时的钟声。