tolls
tolls — 名詞
- tollssingular
- tollsesplural
1. Money you must pay in order to drive on a particular road, highway, bridge, or t
通行費
使用道路、橋樑等需支付的費用
Money you must pay in order to drive on a particular road, highway, bridge, or through a tunnel.
Drivers on the M6 motorway must pay a toll at several points along the route.
在 M6 高速公路上，駕駛人須在沿線多處支付通行費。
collocation: pay a toll
The new bridge across the river charges a toll of three dollars for each car.
河上這座新橋每輛車收取三美元的通行費。
Noa put coins into the toll machine before driving onto the expressway.
Noa 在駛上高速公路之前，把硬幣投入了收費機。
Many cities now use electronic toll collection so drivers do not have to stop.
許多城市現在使用電子收費系統，駕駛人不必停車繳費。
Tamás was surprised the harbour tunnel toll had gone up again this year.
Tamás 發現港口隧道的通行費今年又漲了。
2. The amount of money charged for making a telephone call to a different city or c
長途電話費
長途電話的通話費用
The amount of money charged for making a telephone call to a different city or country.
When Dario called his family in Brazil from Japan, the toll was very expensive.
Dario 從日本打電話到巴西給家人時，長途電話費非常昂貴。
long-distance call context
International phone calls used to have much higher tolls than they do today.
過去的國際電話長途費用比如今高出許多。
The phone company charged a toll of fifty cents per minute for long-distance calls.
這家電話公司對長途電話每分鐘收取五十分錢的通話費。
Aoi checked the toll rates before calling her grandmother in Taiwan from her hotel room.
Aoi 在飯店房間打電話給台灣的祖母之前，先查了長途電話費率。
用法筆記
This sense is becoming less common as mobile phone plans and internet-based calling replace traditional long-distance services. In modern usage, 'call charges' or 'roaming fees' are more frequent.
常見錯誤
3. The total amount of harm, suffering, or loss caused by a war, accident, illness,
傷亡；損失
戰爭、災難等造成的死傷或破壞
The total amount of harm, suffering, or loss caused by a war, accident, illness, natural disaster, or other difficult event.
The earthquake in Turkey took a terrible toll, with thousands of buildings destroyed.
土耳其的地震造成了慘重損失，數千棟建築物被毀。
collocation: take a toll / take its toll
Years of working in the coal mine had taken a toll on Grandpa's lungs.
在煤礦工作了多年，已經對爺爺的肺部造成了傷害。
The rising number of road accidents is taking a heavy toll on young drivers in Thailand.
泰國交通事故數量不斷上升，對年輕駕駛人造成了慘重的傷亡。
Shirin spoke quietly about the emotional toll of caring for her mother with Alzheimer's.
Shirin 輕聲訴說照顧患有阿茲海默症的母親所承受的情感負擔。
The war's toll on civilian life was far greater than the official reports showed.
這場戰爭對平民造成的傷亡遠比官方報告所顯示的更為嚴重。
- cost
broader and less dramatic; 'the cost of the war' is factual while 'the toll of the war' emphasises human suffering
- price
often metaphorical like toll; 'the price of success' suggests sacrifice
- damage
focuses on physical harm rather than deaths or emotional suffering
- casualties
specifically refers to people killed or injured; toll can include non-human damage too
用法筆記
In this sense, 'toll' almost always appears with a possessive or in the fixed phrase 'take a/its toll (on someone/something).' The word is normally used in the singular ('the toll', 'a toll'), not the plural.
常見錯誤
4. The deep, slow sound produced by a large bell, especially when rung to mark a de
鐘聲
大鐘緩慢敲擊的聲音
The deep, slow sound produced by a large bell, especially when rung to mark a death or a funeral.
The slow toll of the village bell echoed across the valley at sunset.
夕陽西下時，鄉村教堂緩慢的鐘聲在山谷中迴盪。
descriptive: single bell, slow rhythm
The old tower bell made a deep, sad toll that everyone in the square could hear.
塔樓上的古鐘發出深沉而哀傷的鐘聲，廣場上每個人都聽得見。
Justin heard the toll of the cathedral bell while walking through the old town at noon.
Justin 中午在舊城區漫步時，聽到了大教堂的鐘聲。
Each toll of the funeral bell reminded the villagers of their loss.
喪鐘的每一次敲響，都讓村民們想起他們的損失。
用法筆記
This sense is often used in literature or historical descriptions. The sound is different from the bright ring of a small bell — 'toll' specifically refers to a slow, heavy sound.
tolls — 動詞
- tollspresent simple I / you / we / they
- tollses3rd person singular
- tollsing-ing form
- tollsedpast simple
1. If a large bell tolls, or if someone tolls it, the bell rings slowly and repeate
鳴鐘；敲響
讓大鐘緩慢且反覆地敲響
If a large bell tolls, or if someone tolls it, the bell rings slowly and repeatedly, often to announce a death or to signal a funeral.
The church bells tolled slowly as the funeral procession passed through the village.
當葬禮隊伍穿過村莊時，教堂的鐘聲緩緩響起。
intransitive use
The priest tolled the bell twelve times for the oldest woman in the parish.
牧師敲了十二下鐘，悼念堂區最年長的婦女。
transitive use: toll + bell
Hana could hear the old cathedral bells tolling at noon each day.
Hana 每天中午都能聽到古老的大教堂敲響的鐘聲。
The great bell at Westminster Abbey tolled to mark the passing of the queen.
西敏寺的大鐘敲響，悼念女王的逝世。
文法句型
toll (intransitive)
toll + noun (transitive: toll a bell)
用法筆記
Unlike 'ring', which can be fast or slow, 'toll' always implies a slow, measured stroke. This verb is associated almost exclusively with large bells in towers or churches, not with doorbells or handbells.
常見錯誤
2. To demand and collect a payment from vehicles or drivers for using a particular
收費
向使用道路或橋樑的人收取費用
To demand and collect a payment from vehicles or drivers for using a particular road, bridge, or highway.
The private company that built the bridge tolls every car entering from the mainland side.
建造這座橋的民營公司向每輛從大陸端駛入的汽車收費。
transitive: tolls + object
The city plans to toll all heavy trucks that use the downtown ring road.
根據新計畫，市政府將向行駛市區環路的全部重型卡車收費。
The expressway authority tolls motorcycles at half the rate charged for cars.
高速公路管理局向機車收取的費用是汽車的一半。
The government decided to toll foreign lorries using the main trade route.
政府決定對使用主要貿易路線的外國卡車收費。
文法句型
toll + object (toll vehicles / toll drivers)
用法筆記
This verb is uncommon in everyday speech. Most English speakers use 'charge a toll' (noun) instead of the verb 'toll.' You will mostly find it in official documents, news reports about transportation policy, or technical descriptions.