
take a heavy toll (on somebody/something); take its toll (on somebody/something); to have a bad effect on somebody/something; to cause a lot of damage, deaths, suffering, etc. 產生惡果;造成重大損失(或傷亡、災難等)
Illness had taken a heavy toll on her. 疾病對她的身體造成極大的損害.
The recession is taking its toll on the housing markets. 經濟衰退使住房市場遭受著重大損失.