单词 | toll |
释义 | Word Frequency toll 1(təʊl) verb 1. to ring or cause to ring slowly and recurrently 2. (transitive) to summon, warn, or announce by tolling 3. US and Canadian to decoy (game, esp ducks) noun 4. the act or sound of tolling Word origin C15: perhaps related to Old English -tyllan, as in fortyllan to attractWord Frequency toll 2(təʊl, tɒl) noun 1. a. an amount of money levied, esp for the use of certain roads, bridges, etc, to cover the cost of maintenance b. (as modifier) toll road 2. loss or damage incurred through an accident, disaster, etc the war took its toll of the inhabitants 3. Also called: tollage (formerly) the right to levy a toll 4. Also called: toll charge New Zealand a charge for a telephone call beyond a free-dialling area Word origin Old English toln; related to Old Frisian tolene, Old High German zol toll, from Late Latin telōnium customs house, from Greek telōnion, ultimately from telos tax |
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