pay at the tollbooth
tollbooth 常与 pay at 搭配,表示在收费亭缴费。
We stopped to pay at the tollbooth.
我们停下来在收费亭付款。
收费亭
先理解核心含义,再看它在真实句子里的用法。
收费亭
a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
We stopped to pay at the tollbooth.
我们停下来在收费亭付款。
收费站的亭子,收费员在此收取通行费
a booth at a tollgate where the toll collector collects tolls
The driver handed cash to the attendant at the tollbooth.
驾驶员把现金递给收费亭的工作人员。
There was a long line of cars waiting at the tollbooth.
收费亭前排着一长队汽车。
She asked for a receipt at the tollbooth before driving on.
她在收费亭要了收据,然后继续开车。
tollbooth 常与 pay at 搭配,表示在收费亭缴费。
We stopped to pay at the tollbooth.
我们停下来在收费亭付款。
也可用 go through the tollbooth,意思相近。
You must slow down when passing through the tollbooth.
经过收费亭时必须减速。
tollbooth 可直接修饰名词,如 attendant、lane。
The tollbooth attendant handed me a receipt.
收费亭管理员递给我一张收据。
Not this
I paid at tollbooth.
Use this
I paid at the tollbooth.
tollbooth 是可数名词单数,前面需要冠词;这里特指某个收费亭,所以要用 the。
Not this
How much is the tollbooth?
Use this
How much is the toll?
tollbooth 指收费亭这个地点或建筑,不是费用;询问过路费多少钱应该用 toll。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
收费亭收费员
The tollbooth attendant handed the driver a receipt.
收费亭收费员递给司机一张收据。
在收费亭付费
You can pay at the tollbooth with cash or a card.
你可以在收费亭用现金或卡付费。
在收费亭停车
All cars must stop at the tollbooth before entering the highway.
所有车辆在进入高速公路前都必须在收费亭停车。
收费亭车道
Choose the correct tollbooth lane if you have an electronic pass.
如果你有电子通行证,请选择正确的收费亭车道。
通过收费亭
We drove through the tollbooth and continued onto the bridge.
我们开车通过收费亭,继续上了桥。
在收费亭处
There was a long line at the tollbooth.
收费亭处排着长队。
《神奇收费亭》(The Phantom Tollbooth):诺顿·贾斯特的经典儿童幻想小说;书名中的 tollbooth 指主人公米洛收到的一座魔法收费亭,驶过它便进入奇幻世界。
In The Phantom Tollbooth, Milo drives through a magic tollbooth and lands in a strange world.
在《神奇收费亭》中,米洛驾车驶过一座魔法收费亭,来到一个奇异的世界。
发短 /ʊ/ 音 (如 good, book)
Use tollbooth naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
tollbooth是收费亭:toll像‘掏’,过路要掏钱;booth是路边的亭子。想象在亭子前掏钱交过路费。
语域:neutral 常见场景:高速公路收费口、桥梁过路收费处 tollbooth 是中性常用的具体名词,通常指公路或桥梁上用来收取通行费的小亭子。口语和一般书面语都可以使用;正式文件或路牌中有时也写作 toll booth,意思相同。
toll 的 -o- 读 /oʊ/,与 roll 同韵;booth 的 -oo- 读 /u/,与 tooth 同韵。注意 smooth、soothe 虽以 -ooth 结尾,但尾音是 /ð/,而不是 tollbooth 中 booth 的 /θ/,所以并不押韵。
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