tax

英 [tæks]

美 [tæks]

n.  税; 税款
v.  对…征税; 课税; 使纳税; 缴纳车辆牌照税; 使负重担; 使受压力; 使大伤脑筋

复数：taxes　过去分词：taxed　过去式：taxed　现在分词：taxing　第三人称单数：taxes　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.5 / BNC.545 / COCA.509

短语用例

tax sb with sth

• （就某事）指责，责备，谴责…
  to accuse sb of doing sth wrong
  1. to raise/cut taxes
     增加 / 削减税收
  2. tax increases/cuts
     税款的增加 / 削减
  3. changes in tax rates
     税率的变化
  4. to pay over £1 000 in tax
     缴纳1 000多英镑的税款
  5. profits before/after tax
     税前 / 税后利润
  6. a tax on cigarettes
     香烟税

牛津词典

noun

• 税；税款
  money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services. People pay tax according to their income and businesses pay tax according to their profits. Tax is also often paid on goods and services.
  1. to raise/cut taxes
     增加 / 削减税收
  2. tax increases/cuts
     税款的增加 / 削减
  3. changes in tax rates
     税率的变化
  4. to pay over £1 000 in tax
     缴纳1 000多英镑的税款
  5. profits before/after tax
     税前 / 税后利润
  6. a tax on cigarettes
     香烟税

verb

• 对…征税；课税；使纳税
  to put a tax on sb/sth; to make sb pay tax
  1. Any interest payments are taxed as part of your income.
     利息所得作为你收入的一部分要予以征税。
  2. His declared aim was to tax the rich.
     他宣布他的目的是向富人征税。
• 缴纳车辆牌照税
  to pay tax on a vehicle so that you may use it on the roads
  1. The car is taxed until July.
     这辆汽车的牌照税缴纳到了七月。
• 使负重担；使受压力；使大伤脑筋
  to need a great amount of physical or mental effort
  1. The questions did not tax me.
     那些问题没有让我费脑筋。
  2. The problem is currently taxing the brains of the nation's experts (= making them think very hard) .
     目前这个问题使得全国的专家大伤脑筋。

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 税;税款
  Taxis an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services.
  1. No-one enjoys paying tax...
     没人喜欢纳税。
  2. They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases.
     他们呼吁大幅度削减开支并提高税收。
  3. ...a cut in tax on new cars.
     降低新车所缴纳的税款
  4. ...a pledge not to raise taxes on people below a certain income...
     对收入低于一定水平的人不提高税收的承诺
  5. His decision to return to a form of property tax is the right one.
     他决定恢复征收财产税是正确的。
• VERB 对(人、公司或货物)征税
  When a person or companyis taxed, they have to pay a part of their income or profits to the government. When goodsare taxed, a percentage of their price has to be paid to the government.
  1. Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes...
     现在夫妻双方分别按各自的收入纳税。
  2. ...the government's commitment to simplifying the way companies are taxed...
     政府简化公司纳税手续的承诺
  3. The Bonn government taxes profits of corporations at a rate that is among the highest in Europe.
     波恩政府对公司所得税的征收税率之高在欧洲处于前列。
• VERB 使用尽，耗尽(力气、耐心、资源等)
  If somethingtaxesyour strength, your patience, or your resources, it uses nearly all of them, so that you have great difficulty in carrying out what you are trying to do.
  1. Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste...
     人口过多使得城市的垃圾处理能力达到了极限。
  2. These dilemmas would tax the best of statesmen.
     这些进退两难的局面对一流的政治家也是个考验。
• See also:taxingcouncil taxincome taxpoll taxvalue added tax

英英释义

noun

• charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
  Synonym:taxationrevenue enhancement

verb

• make a charge against or accuse
  1. They taxed him failure to appear in court
• use to the limit
  1. you are taxing my patience
  Synonym:task
• levy a tax on
  1. The State taxes alcohol heavily
  2. Clothing is not taxed in our state
• set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
  Synonym:assess

双语例句

• Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste
  人口过多使得城市的垃圾处理能力达到了极限。
• They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases.
  他们呼吁大幅度削减开支并提高税收。
• The tax increase sounded the death knell for the business
  税赋的增加为这个企业敲响了丧钟。
• Why has the White House lost its way on tax and budget policy?
  为什么白宫在税收和预算政策问题上束手无策呢？
• These dilemmas would tax the best of statesmen.
  这些进退两难的局面对一流的政治家也是个考验。
• In the budget before last a tax penalty on the mobile phone was introduced.
  上上次的预算案中对移动电话引入了惩罚性税收。
• It is possible that a tax cut might have some stimulative effect.
  减税或许会产生某种刺激作用——这是可能的。
• His economic plan, with its tax hikes and spending cuts, will slow the economy.
  他通过采取上调税率和削减支出等经济计划，将会使经济发展放慢速度。
• The tax cut issue has caused dissension among administration officials.
  减税问题已经在政府官员中引起了争议。
• Thankfully the Government still hasn't discovered a way of slapping a tax on love, sunshine or air.
  谢天谢地，政府还没有找到对爱情、阳光和空气课税的方法。