| 单词 | toll |
| 释义 | toll 1. n. 1. a charge payable for permission to pass a barrier or use a bridge or road etc. 2. the cost or damage caused by a disaster, battle, etc., or incurred in an achievement (death toll). 3. US a charge for a long distance telephone call. Phrases and idioms take its toll be accompanied by loss or injury etc. toll-bridge a bridge at which a toll is charged. toll-gate a gate preventing passage until a toll is paid. toll-house a house at a toll-gate or -bridge, used by a toll-collector. toll-road a road maintained by the tolls collected on it. Etymology: OE f. med.L toloneum f. LL teloneum f. Gk telonion toll-house f. telos tax 2. v. & n. --v 1. a intr. (of a bell) sound with a slow uniform succession of strokes. b tr. ring (a bell) in this way. c tr. (of a bell) announce or mark (a death etc.) in this way. 2. tr. strike (the hour). --n 1. the act of tolling. 2. a stroke of a bell. Etymology: ME, special use of (now dial.) toll entice, pull, f. an OE root -tyllan (recorded in fortyllan seduce) |
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