"toll" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 过路费
• （灾害等的）伤亡人数

Definition

“Toll” 可以指使用公路或桥梁时支付的费用，也可以指因事件而受影响、受伤或死亡的人数。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

'Toll' 作为费用多用于交通场景（如“pay the toll”），作为伤亡人数多见于新闻报道（如“death toll”）。不要用于表示一般价格。'Take its toll' 指造成长期伤害。

Examples

You must pay a toll to cross the bridge.

你必须支付**过路费**才能过桥。

The earthquake caused a heavy toll on the city.

地震对城市造成了巨大的**伤亡人数**。

There is a toll road between the two towns.

这两座城之间有一条**收费公路**。

The death toll from the storm keeps rising.

风暴的**伤亡人数**还在持续上升。

Working night shifts has taken a toll on her health.

上夜班对她的健康造成了**影响**。

We were stuck in toll traffic for an hour.

我们在**收费站**堵车堵了一小时。