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pay (a) toll
Drivers must pay a toll to use the highway.
司机使用高速公路必须支付通行费。
通行费；过路费
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
通行费；过路费
A fee paid for using a road or bridge, or for a privilege such as selling goods at a market.
Drivers must pay a toll to use the highway.
司机使用高速公路必须支付通行费。
为某种自由或特权支付的费用,尤指过桥或上公路,或在集市、市场等售卖商品的费用
A fee paid for some liberty or privilege, particularly for the privilege of passing over a bridge or on a highway, or for that of vending goods in a fair, market, etc.
敲钟的行为或声音,尤指缓慢地,如教堂或墓地的钟
The act or sound of ringing a bell, especially slowly, as with a church or cemetery bell.
道路或桥梁使用费(用于维护)
a fee levied for the use of roads or bridges (used for maintenance)
因灾难造成的损失或损害
Loss or damage incurred through a disaster.
You have to pay a toll to cross the bridge.
要过这座桥，你必须付通行费。
AI contextual example
The highway toll for cars is five dollars.
汽车的高速公路通行费是五美元。
AI contextual example
Drivers can pay the toll with a credit card or cash.
司机可以用信用卡或现金支付通行费。
AI contextual example
she heard the distant toll of church bells
她听到远处教堂钟声的鸣响。
WordNet
Drivers must pay a toll to use the highway.
司机使用高速公路必须支付通行费。
toll 作定语，表示收费的。
We took the toll road to save time.
我们走了收费公路以节省时间。
The car stopped at the toll booth.
汽车在收费站停了下来。
The government collects tolls on major bridges.
政府在主要桥梁上收取通行费。
Not this
You need to pay a tax to use this highway.
Use this
You need to pay a toll to use this highway.
错误：将'toll'误用为'tax'。'toll'特指通行费，而'tax'泛指税，含义不同。
Not this
I paid for the toll at the booth.
Use this
I paid the toll at the booth.
错误：在'pay'后多余地加了介词'for'。'pay'在这里是及物动词，直接接宾语'toll'，无需介词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
收费公路
We drove on a toll road to avoid traffic.
我们开车上了收费公路以避开交通。
收费桥
We crossed the toll bridge into the city.
我们穿过收费桥进入城市。
收费亭
The car stopped at the toll booth to pay the fee.
汽车在收费亭停下缴费。
通行费
The toll charge for the bridge is $5.
这座桥的通行费是5美元。
死亡人数
The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 200.
地震死亡人数已升至200人。
造成损失
The long hours of work took a toll on his health.
长时间的工作对他的健康造成了损害。
造成损失（或伤害、破坏等）
The stress of work began to take a toll on his health.
工作压力开始对他的健康造成损害。
付出代价
If you ignore the warnings, you will eventually pay the toll.
如果你忽视警告，最终你会付出代价。
死亡人数
The death toll from the earthquake rose to over 500.
地震造成的死亡人数上升至500多人。
Use toll naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
谐音“掏”，过桥要掏钱交“通行费”。
道路或桥梁收费处；中性语域，多用于正式或官方场合
Words ending in -oll often rhyme with toll (IPA /toʊl/) if they have the same vowel sound, as in poll, roll, scroll, stroll, and troll. However, doll (IPA /dɑl/) has a different vowel (short o) and is a lookalike; it does not rhyme.
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