| 单词 | toll |
| 释义 | toll (once / 585 pages) 1nv 2vn A toll is a payment made for something. To drive on some highways, drivers have to pay a toll when they exit. Toll comes from the Greek word for "tax," telos. When a fee is charged for the privilege of driving on a road or crossing a bridge, it's called a toll. Another kind of toll is the charge to make a long distance telephone call. Occasionally, toll refers to a different kind of cost — a loss of human life: the human toll of an earthquake or war. Finally, there's the toll, or deep ringing sound, of a bell. WORD FAMILYtoll: tolled, toller, tolling, tolls+/toller: tollers USAGE EXAMPLESThey say all potential revenue increases should be on the table, including raising the gas tax and imposing tolls. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Up to 35 other people were wounded in that attack, he said, adding that the death toll was expected to rise. Time(Jan 02, 2017) But Assembly Speaker Robin Vos and other Assembly Republicans argue everything, including tolling and tax and fee increases, should be considered. Washington Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance) Hyper fee a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services 2n value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something Syn|Hypo|Hyper cost, price death toll the number of deaths resulting from some particular cause such as an accident or a battle or a natural disaster value the quality (positive or negative) that renders something desirable or valuable 3v charge a fee for using 2Toll the bridges into New York City Hyper impose, levy impose and collect 1v ring slowly For whom the bell tolls Hyper knell, ring make (bells) ring, often for the purposes of musical edification 2n the sound of a bell being struck Syn|Hypo|Hyper bell knell the sound of a bell rung slowly to announce a death or a funeral or the end of something angelus, angelus bellthe sound of a bell rung in Roman Catholic churches to announce the time when the Angelus should be recited sound the sudden occurrence of an audible event |
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