英语释义

1. to have a serious, bad effect on someone or something to cause harm or damage
If you keep working so hard, the stress will eventually take its toll. —often + on
Too much sunlight can take a (heavy) toll on your skin.Her illness has taken a toll on her marriage.

片语

take its toll造成损失，造成伤亡

take a massive toll遭受重创

take a greater toll采取更大的收费

take a toll of对…造成损失

take a toll on sth对

take a huge toll付出巨大代价

cause a loss to造成损失

take a toll on health对人体有害

take a ponderous toll遭受重创

take a toll on给…造成重大伤亡（或损失）

To take a toll导致死亡

英汉例句

• worse, chronic worry may take a toll on our hearts.

  更糟的是，长期的烦恼会给心脏带来害处。

• it’s not likely to pass unchanged, but the urge to compromise may take a toll on these programs.

  它不太可能原封不动地通过，但折中的欲望可能会让这些项目打折扣。

• not surprisingly, all this can take a toll on battery life, and when you depend on your smartphone for so much, the last thing you want is for it to run out of juice when you need it most.

  并不奇怪的是，所有这些设备都有长的电池续航能力，但是当你利用智能手机的时候，电池却往往容易在你最需要的时候不给你面子。

• as a leading producer of ethanol, adm sees the rising price or corn -- a key ingredient -- take a toll on margins.

  作为主要的酒精生产商，amd由于制造酒精的主要成分之一——玉米价格的上涨而损失不小。

• everyone knows how the work week can take a toll on employees, but new research suggests the five-day slog may have even broader impacts--on climate.

  人们普遍了解工作日是如何影响上班族的，然而最新研究表明这五天的劳作对气候的影响更加显着。

• but it does take a toll on personal relationships.

  但这种幽默方式在个人关系上确实要付出较大的代价。

• all of these activities take a toll on the body over time and can lead to injury at some point in our lives.

  所有这些活动在经历一段时间后，都会对身体产生一定的影响，甚至可能会对某些部位产生一定的损伤。

• teaching is not as joyful as it once was for many of us; we get jaded too. disrespectful students and belligerent parents take a toll on us.

  对于我们很多人来说，教学不再像以前那样快乐。我们厌倦了。不敬的学生加之挑衅的家长严重影响教师的身心健康。

• in the aging brain, atrophy and reduced cell activity can take a toll on cognitive function. activities that keep the brain engaged can preserve brain health and thinking ability.

  大脑老化过程中出现的大脑萎缩和脑细胞减少会影响人的认知能力，而使大脑处于忙碌状态的活动则可以保持大脑的健康和思考能力。

• yet despite 15 years of deflation, punishingly high prices still take a toll in japan on people’s standard of living.

  尽管日本遭遇了15年的通货紧缩，高得惊人的物价在日本人的生活水平方面还是一头拦路虎。

• the cla survey released on tuesday found that 40% of respondents said that the long working hours take a toll on their health and family life.

  劳委会在周二公布调查结果发现，有40%的调查对象说工时长对他们的健康和家庭生活造成影响。

• but they do seem to accept that retuning the economy will take a toll on growth.

  但是他们似乎认同，经济结构调整终将会经历一番成长的磨难。

• being a designer has never been easy. working with clients, creative directors, marketing managers and other designers can take a toll on your patience and passion.

  当一个设计师从来都不是件容易的事。同客户，创意总监，市场经理和其他设计师一起工作会扼杀掉你的耐心和热情。

• there are, of course, many illnesses that take a toll on the body, damage the body, and no matter how hale the person might be later, how optimistic and enthused, the body simply is not able.

  当然，有许多疾病让身体付出了代价，损坏了身体，不管这人以后有多么健壮矍铄，多么乐观开朗和热情，身体就是不行了。

• overscheduling can also take a toll on kids「 friendships and social lives.

  超负荷运转对孩子的友谊和社交生活也会造成负面影响。

• however, it」s still unclear if tobacco fumes actually take a toll on children「s brains, or if something else is at play.

  然而，香烟烟雾是否确实对儿童的大脑产生负面影响，或者是否是其他东西所起的作用，尚不明确。

• but despite 15 years of deflation, japan’s punishingly high prices still take a toll on its residents’ standard of living.

  尽管出现了连续15年的通货紧缩，日本高昂的物价仍然使居民的生活水準大打折扣。

• handling narcissists in professional life must not take a toll on your career.

  对付这些自恋者也不会给你的事业带来什么负面影响。

• that could be because working long hours can take a toll on your team-members」 health.

  这可能是因为工作时间过长对团队成员的身体健康构成了损害。

• martin has found no evidence that those who rely on this type of humor are any less well-adjusted. but it does take a toll on personal relationships.

  当有人质疑时，使用贬低式幽默的人就用「只是开玩笑」来捍卫自己，以避免负责。马丁发现那些依靠这种幽默的人并没有因此而「难混」。但这种幽默方式在个人关系上确实要付出较大的代价。

• actually, as the pickens example proves, global economic downturns take a toll on the environment by restraining economic activity that could improve the situation.

  实际上正如上面pickens的例子证明，全球经济减退会对环境带来不良后果，因为那些能提高环境质量的经济活动在全球经济衰退中受到了抑制。

• heavy heel-strikers, studies show, can't efficiently absorb and dissipate the impact forces of running, which over time can take a toll on our muscles, tendons, and joints.

  重度脚跟着地者不能有效地吸收和消除跑步时的沖击，长久下来肌肉、韧带和关节都要付出代价。

• working with clients, creative directors, marketing managers and other designers can take a toll on your patience and passion.

  同客户，创意总监，市场经理和其他设计师一起工作会扼杀掉你的耐心和热情。

• sleep deprivation can quickly take a toll on new dads and moms.

  毋庸置疑，新爸爸和新妈妈们很快就能领受到失眠的厉害。