toll
gb/tˈoʊl/ us/tˈoʊl/
A2
ఆంగ్లం
~ 2800
అర్థాలు
0 అర్థాలు
నామవాచకం
A2
entity
1
Fee for road or bridge use
Money you pay to use a road, bridge, or tunnel.
వాడుక నమూనా:
pay [a] toll
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes confuse 'toll' with 'tax'; a tax is a general government charge, while a toll is specifically for using certain infrastructure.
పర్యాయపదాలు
fee (A general term for a payment for a service; less specific to roads.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
free passage (Travel without having to pay a fee.)
పదకలయికలు
pay a toll
|toll booth
|toll road
|toll bridge
|collect tolls
విషయాలు
transportation
|business
|daily life
|travel
|finance
ఉదాహరణలు
- We had to pay a toll before crossing the bridge.
- The new highway has several toll booths along its length.
- The toll for the tunnel is five dollars.
- Drivers can use an electronic pass to pay their tolls.
- They increased the toll last year to fund repairs.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- We paid a toll to cross the bridge.
- The road has a toll.
- You must pay the toll before you go in.
- The toll is two dollars.
- There is a toll on this road.
నామవాచకం
B1
quantity
2
Number of deaths or injuries
The number of people hurt or killed in an event.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners may confuse 'toll' here with 'tool'; they are unrelated words despite similar pronunciation.
పర్యాయపదాలు
casualties (Refers to people killed or injured, often in military or disaster contexts.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
survivors (People who lived through an event rather than being killed.)
పదకలయికలు
death toll
|casualty toll
|rising toll
విషయాలు
news
|health
|safety
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- The death toll from the earthquake has risen to 200.
- Officials fear the toll could climb as more bodies are found.
- The war has taken a heavy toll on civilians.
- The flood's toll was higher than expected.
- The accident added to the annual road toll.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The death toll is now 50.
- The storm had a high toll.
- The toll from the fire was big.
- The war's toll is growing.
- The flood's toll was high.
నామవాచకం
B2
entity
3
Harmful effect over time
Slow harm or damage to someone or something over time.
సాధారణ తప్పు:
Learners sometimes think 'toll' here means 'cost in money'; in this sense it means harm or damage, not payment.
పర్యాయపదాలు
damage (General harm caused to something; not always gradual like 'toll'.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
benefit (Something that improves health or condition rather than harming it.)
పదకలయికలు
take a toll
|emotional toll
|physical toll
విషయాలు
health
|emotions
|work
|core_vocabulary
ఉదాహరణలు
- Years of stress took a toll on his health.
- The long hours are taking their toll on employees.
- Pollution has taken a heavy toll on marine life.
- Her illness took an emotional toll on the whole family.
- Traveling constantly can take its toll physically.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- Work takes a toll on my body.
- Stress takes a toll on health.
- Lack of sleep takes its toll.
- Hard work can take a big toll.
- Sad news took a toll on her.
క్రియ
B2
action
4
Ring bell slowly for death/time
To ring a big bell slowly, often for death or time passing.
వాడుక నమూనా:
toll [a bell]
పర్యాయపదాలు
chime (A general term for ringing bells; 'toll' implies slow and solemn ringing.)
విరుద్ధపదాలు
remain silent (Not producing any sound; opposite of ringing.)
పదకలయికలు
toll the bell
|bells tolled
విషయాలు
ceremony
|religion
|arts_entertainment
|time
ఉదాహరణలు
- The church bells tolled at midnight.
- They tolled the bell in memory of the victims.
- A single bell tolled in the distance.
- Bells tolled to mark the end of the year.
- The funeral service began as the bells tolled.
అభ్యాసకుల ఉదాహరణలు
- The bell tolled at noon.
- They tolled the bell for the dead man.
- A bell tolled far away.
- The bells tolled slowly.
- We heard the bell toll.
వ్యాకరణం
నిఘంటు రూపం
toll
IPA
GB/tˈoʊl/
US/tˈoʊl/
అక్షరఖండాలు & ఒత్తు
toll (1 అక్షరఖండం)
Stress on 1st syllable (toll)
పద రూపాలు
Noun
- Base: toll
- Plural: tolls
Verb
- Base: toll
- 3rd Person Singular: tolls
- Present Participle: tolling
- Past: tolled
సంబంధిత పదాలు
Forms
tolls
noun
tolling
verb
tolled
verb
Related words
tollbooth
noun
tollgate
noun
tollway
noun
Negative and opposite forms
toll-free
adjective
పదప్రయోగాలు
death toll
1/dˈɛθ tˈoʊl/
fixed phrase
Number of people killed in event/period
The number of people who have died in an event or during a certain time period.
ఉదాహరణలు
- The death toll from the storm has reached 100.
- Authorities fear the death toll will rise.
take a toll (on)
1/tˈeɪk ə tˈoʊl ˈɔn/
idiom
Cause gradual harm or damage
To slowly cause harm or damage over time.
ఉదాహరణలు
- Years of poor diet took a toll on his health.
- The constant travel is taking a toll on her family life.
toll bridge
1/tˈoʊl bɹˈɪd͡ʒ/
fixed phrase
Bridge requiring payment to cross it
A bridge where you must pay money to cross it.
ఉదాహరణలు
- We crossed the river via the toll bridge.
- The old toll bridge will be replaced next year.
toll road
1/tˈoʊl ɹˈoʊd/
fixed phrase
Road requiring payment to use it
A road where you must pay money to drive on it.
ఉదాహరణలు
- We took the toll road to save time.
- The new toll road connects two major cities.