toll
toll — 名詞
1. Money you must pay for permission to drive on a particular road, bridge, tunnel,
通行費
使用道路或橋樑的費用
Money you must pay for permission to drive on a particular road, bridge, tunnel, or highway.
Tariro had to stop at the booth and pay the bridge toll before she could drive across.
Tariro 必須在收費站停車，付了橋樑通行費才能開過去。
collocation: pay a toll / bridge toll
The toll for this highway rises during the morning rush hour every weekday.
這條高速公路的通行費在每個平日的早上尖峰時段會調漲。
collocation: toll for [road] rises
Ziad bought a prepaid electronic pass so he would not need cash at the toll gate.
Ziad 買了一張預付電子通行證，這樣他就不用每次在收費站拿現金付款。
Yuna was surprised how much the tunnel toll cost compared to the free surface road.
Yuna 很驚訝隧道通行費比走免費的地面道路貴那麼多。
Many local commuters complained loudly when the city raised the bridge toll by three dollars.
許多當地通勤族大力抗議市政府將橋樑通行費調漲三美元。
用法筆記
Commonly modified by the name of the road or structure (bridge toll, highway toll, tunnel toll). The amount is usually fixed per vehicle type.
常見錯誤
2. The amount a telephone company charges for a call to a place that is far away, e
長途話費
長途電話的收費標準
The amount a telephone company charges for a call to a place that is far away, especially a different city or country.
Lucía checked the rate before making a long-distance call so she would not pay a high toll.
Lucía 先查了費率再打長途電話，這樣才不會付到高額話費。
collocation: pay a [high/low] toll for a call
International phone tolls have dropped sharply ever since internet calling became widely available.
自從網路通話普及以來，國際長途話費已經大幅下降。
The phone company charged a lower toll for calls made after nine o'clock in the evening.
這家電話公司在晚上九點之後撥打的電話收取較低的長途話費。
Vikram compared the tolls of different providers before calling his cousin in Mexico City.
Vikram 比較了不同電信業者的長途話費，然後才打電話給他在墨西哥城的表弟。
用法筆記
This sense is becoming less common as flat-rate and internet-based calling replace per-minute long-distance billing. Still found in discussions of landline phone plans.
常見錯誤
3. The total amount of harm, suffering, or loss that builds up over time as a resul
損害；傷亡
長時間累積的傷害或損失
The total amount of harm, suffering, or loss that builds up over time as a result of something difficult or unpleasant.
Years of working twelve-hour days had taken a heavy toll on Takeshi's health and family life.
多年來每天工作十二小時，對 Takeshi 的健康和家庭生活造成了沉重的損害。
idiom: take a heavy toll on [someone/something]
The flood took a terrible toll on the village, destroying dozens of homes and crops.
洪水對村莊造成了可怕的損害，摧毀了幾十棟房屋和農作物。
Sirin worried constantly about the emotional toll of caring for her elderly mother alone.
Sirin 一直很擔心獨自照顧年邁母親所承受的情緒負擔。
The war's toll included more than a thousand displaced families across the northern region.
這場戰爭造成的傷亡包括北部地區超過一千個流離失所的家庭。
Constant stress at work began to take its toll, and Mark decided it was time to quit.
工作上的持續壓力開始造成影響，Mark 決定是時候辭職了。
- cost
more neutral; 'cost' can refer to any price, not just harm
- damage
focuses on physical or material harm; less about emotional suffering
- casualty count
specifically the number of people killed or injured in a disaster or war
文法句型
take + toll + on + noun phrase
用法筆記
Most commonly found in the fixed expressions 'take a toll on', 'take its toll', and 'heavy toll'. The subject is typically a stressful situation, disaster, or prolonged difficulty rather than a person.
常見錯誤
4. The slow, regular sound produced by a large bell, especially when rung to announ
鐘聲
大鐘緩慢敲擊的聲音
The slow, regular sound produced by a large bell, especially when rung to announce a death, a funeral, or an important event.
The low toll of the church bell echoed through the quiet street at midday.
教堂大鐘低沉緩慢的鐘聲在正午時分迴盪在寂靜的街道上。
Eliska counted twelve slow tolls from the tower before the bell fell completely silent.
Eliska 數了來自鐘樓的十二聲緩慢鐘響，之後鐘聲完全停了下來。
pattern: count + number + tolls
The congregation stood in silence as the bell's toll marked the official end of the ceremony.
會眾靜默站立，聽著鐘聲宣告儀式正式結束。
Each toll of the bell reminded Iris of the funeral procession she had watched the week before.
每一下鐘聲都讓 Iris 想起她前一週觀看的葬禮隊伍。
用法筆記
Often used in literary or ceremonial contexts. The toll is specifically slow and measured — distinct from a 'ring' (which can be faster and more musical) or a 'chime' (which follows a melody).
常見錯誤
toll — 動詞
1. To ring a large bell slowly and with regular pauses, especially as a way of expr
鳴鐘
緩慢規律地敲響大鐘
To ring a large bell slowly and with regular pauses, especially as a way of expressing sadness or marking someone's death.
The church sexton tolled the bell once for each year of the old mayor's long life.
教堂司事為老市長漫長一生中的每一年敲響一下鐘聲。
transitive: toll + bell
Bells tolled across the city to announce that the war had finally reached its end.
全城的鐘聲齊鳴，宣告戰爭終於結束。
intransitive: bells + toll
The cathedral bell tolled slowly as the funeral procession entered through the main doors.
大教堂的鐘緩慢地敲響，與此同時送葬隊伍從正門進入。
Talia heard the bell toll three times before she finally reached the old chapel gate.
Talia 聽到鐘響了三聲之後才抵達古老的禮拜堂門口。
文法句型
toll + bell
bell + tolls
用法筆記
The subject is usually a person (who rings the bell) or a bell (which sounds). The intransitive form ('the bell tolls') is more common than the transitive form ('he tolls the bell').
常見錯誤
2. To collect a payment from drivers or vehicles using a particular road, bridge, o
收費
向使用者收取道路費用
To collect a payment from drivers or vehicles using a particular road, bridge, or tunnel.
The private bridge company tolls each vehicle that crosses the river between the two towns.
這家私人橋樑公司向每一輛過河的車輛收取通行費。
active: tolls + vehicle
Motorcycles are tolled at a lower rate than trucks on this particular mountain pass.
在這條山區道路上，摩托車的收費標準比卡車低。
passive: be tolled at [rate]
Christopher objected strongly when the state began to toll the previously free parkway.
Christopher 強烈反對州政府開始對原本免費的園林大道收費。
The highway authority now tolls all vehicles entering the downtown zone during peak hours.
公路管理局現在在尖峰時段向所有進入市中心的車輛收費。
文法句型
toll + vehicle/person
be tolled
用法筆記
Typically used in official or technical contexts about road pricing policies. The passive construction ('vehicles are tolled') is especially common in news reports and government documents.