도로, 다리, 장거리 전화 등 특정 서비스를 이용하는 데 지불해야 하는 요금.
A charge payable for permission to use a public road, bridge, or other service, such as a long-distance telephone call.
예문:
"Drivers must pay a toll when crossing the newly constructed suspension bridge."
"The company decided to eliminate the toll for calls made between regional offices."
"Automated systems now collect the highway toll electronically, speeding up traffic flow."
재난, 분쟁 또는 사고로 인해 발생한 사망자, 사상자 또는 부상자의 총수; 또한, 어떤 일로 인해 초래된 심각한 비용이나 피해.
The total number of deaths, casualties, or injuries resulting from a disaster, conflict, or accident; also, the serious cost or damage caused by something.
예문:
"The final toll from the devastating wildfire was reported to be 50 homes destroyed and three lives lost."
"Years of political instability have taken a heavy toll on the nation's economy and infrastructure."
"Authorities are still calculating the environmental toll of the recent oil spill near the coast."
종이 느리고 규칙적이며 엄숙한 연속적인 타격으로 울리거나 울리게 하다. (주로 죽음이나 예배를 알림)
(Of a bell) to sound or be sounded with a slow, regular, and solemn succession of strokes, often to announce a death or a service.
예문:
"The church bell began to toll slowly, marking the start of the funeral service."
"Every evening at dusk, the old tower clock tolls six times to signal the end of the workday."
"The ancient bell was tolled only on occasions of great national mourning."