学个词Learn a Word 第365期 Take its/their toll

今天我们要学的词是take its/their toll¹。 Take its/their toll, 是造成损失，伤害的意思。"Call center jobs in India have been taking their toll on worker's health," 印度的客户服务中心的工作会对职工的健康造成伤害。"Flight delays and cancellations took their toll on the travelers' holiday spirit," 航班晚点和取消严重打击了旅客过节的情绪。"High energy costs are taking a major toll on the poor," 高昂的能源价格给穷人带来了沉重的打击。好的，今天我们学习的词是take its/their toll...

 

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n.过路(桥)费；损失，伤亡人数；v.敲(钟)

参考例句：

• The hailstone took a heavy toll of the crops in our village last night.昨晚那场冰雹损坏了我们村的庄稼。
• The war took a heavy toll of human life.这次战争夺去了许多人的生命。