tolls

英 [təʊlz]

美 [toʊlz]

n. (道路、桥梁的)通行费; (战争、灾难等造成的)毁坏; 伤亡人数; (缓慢而有规律的)钟声
v. (缓慢而有规律地)敲(钟); (尤指)鸣(丧钟)
toll的第三人称单数和复数

柯林斯词典

V-ERG (缓慢反复地)敲(钟)，鸣(丧钟);(钟)鸣响
When a belltollsor when someonetollsit, it rings slowly and repeatedly, often as a sign that someone has died.
1. Church bells tolled and black flags fluttered...
  教堂丧钟敲响，黑色的旗帜飘动。
2. The pilgrims tolled the bell.
  朝圣者缓缓敲响了钟。
(桥梁、道路的)通行费
Atollis a small sum of money that you have to pay in order to use a particular bridge or road.
(公路、桥梁的)收费
Atollroad ortollbridge is a road or bridge where you have to pay in order to use it.
See also:There are fears that the casualty toll may be higher.…the second highest annual murder toll in that city's history.death toll
PHRASE 造成恶果(或不利影响、痛苦等)
If you say that somethingtakesitstollortakes a heavy toll, you mean that it has a bad effect or causes a lot of suffering.
1. Winter takes its toll on your health...
  冬天对健康不利。
2. Higher fuel prices took their toll.
  燃料提价产生了恶果。
3. …a high exchange rate took a heavy toll on industry.
  高汇率使工业蒙受了严重损失。

He's just got a job collecting tolls at the start of the motorway.
他刚得到了在高速公路的起点收取通行费的工作。
Where will tolls come from if there is no traffic on an eight-lane highway?
如果八车道的高速公路上没有车流量，通行费从何而来？
Sign on another group of workers someone employed to collect tolls.
签约再雇用一批工人被雇来征收通行税的人。
The road is free of the tolls that burden new highways connecting urban areas.
这条路免交过路费，过路费是那些连接城市地区的新建公路的负担。
A collector of public taxes or tolls in the ancient Roman empire.
税吏古罗马帝国收取公共税或通行税的人。
The tolls, which include a government passage tax, varied from$ 4 to$ 30 per vehicle.
隧道收费连政府通过税，每程由4元至30元不等。
He says the increase in tolls and taxes is needed to fund road construction and maintenance.
他表示，只有增加高速公路的通行费和其他税收才能筹到所需的资金来进行公路建设和公路保养。
Someone employed to collect tolls.
被雇来征收通行税的人。
Tolls vary dependent on the road used and length of the journey.
收费各不相同的道路上依赖使用和长度的旅程。
Tolls are controlled by the government.
这些隧道的收费仍受政府规管。