学个词Learn a Word 第286期 Mark

今天我们要学的词是mark。 Mark, 有纪念的意思。星期二是2001年美国遭受911恐怖袭击的六周年。"President Bush called for Americans to mark the attacks with memorial services and candlelight vigils," 美国总统布什呼吁美国人民以悼念仪式和烛光晚会的形式纪念这个日子。

在纽约，"Church bells are set to toll¹ at 8:46 am to mark the exact moment the first plane crashed into the North Tower," 教堂早上8点46分准时敲响钟声，纪念第一架飞机撞击世贸大厦北楼的那一瞬间。好的，今天我们学习的词是mark...

 

1 toll   

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。