Take a/one’s toll:To have a bad or negetive effect on someone or something. (对某人或某物有不良影响)
例句1:Seeing her parents undergoing a divorce took a toll on little Marry’s upbringing.
翻译:玛丽的父母炒着要闹离婚,这对她将来所受的教养会带来很不好的影响。
例句2:Part of the US job decline has been down to the outsourcing of jobs to other countries but automation and more efficient processes have also taken their toll.
翻译:美国部分的工作衰减是由于将工作外包给了其它国家,但是自动化以及高效的生产流程对美国低迷的就业环境也有一定的危害。
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