take toll of
基本解释
- 抽取…的一部分；夺去；使遭受死亡
英汉例句
- What about multitasking? Does it take too much of a toll on battery life as Apple claims?
多任务是怎么样的，它会和苹果宣称那样过于耗电吗？ - Traffic accidents take a tremendous toll of human lives, personal property, and cause untold grief and misery.
交通事故使人类生命、财产蒙受巨大损失，带来数不尽的悲伤和痛苦。 - But that forecast looks rather sanguine and some economists fear the tightening may take more of a toll on a still-delicate economy.
不过这一预测令人担忧，一些经济学家担心削减预算可能使依然脆弱的经济付出更大代价。 - What kind of toll does that take on education, that kind of crowding?
NPR: Big Urban Schools Grapple with Multiple Problems - But that forecast looks rather sanguine and some economists fear the tightening may take more of a toll on a still-delicate economy.
ECONOMIST: Britain's emergency budget - While dating can be expensive, there is evidence that remaining single can take a different kind of toll.
FORBES: Is Dating a Good Investment?