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tollbooth

/ˈtoʊlˌbuːθ/

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noun

收费亭，收费站。

A booth on a toll road or toll bridge where the toll is collected.

Examples :

"The driver slowed down as she approached the tollbooth and handed the attendant the money. "

司机开近收费亭时减慢了速度，把钱递给了收费员。

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noun

托博斯，市政厅.

(In this sense usually spelt tolbooth) The traditional municipal building of a Scottish town or burgh, usually including a meeting-hall, court, prison and (eponymically) a place for the receipt of taxes, duties and fines.

Examples :

"The old tolbooth in the center of town, now a museum, once housed both the jail and the office where people paid their taxes. "

镇中心的那座老托博斯（以前的市政厅），现在是个博物馆，过去既是监狱，也是人们缴纳税款的办公室。

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