toll
英[təʊl]
美[tol]
- n. 通行费；代价；钟声；伤亡人数
- vt. 征收；敲钟
- vi. 鸣钟；征税
英英释意
- 1. a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
- 2. value measured by what must be given or done or undergone to obtain something;
- "the cost in human life was enormous"
- "the price of success is hard work"
- "what price glory?"
- 3. the sound of a bell being struck;
- "saved by the bell"
- "she heard the distant toll of church bells"