ax
n
1 [C, U] (sum of) money to be paid by people or businesses to a government for publicpurposes 稅; 稅額
income/property/sales tax 所得[物業/營業]稅
value-added tax 增值稅
levy a tax on sth 對某物徵稅
direct/indirect taxes 直接[間接]稅
paid over 1000 in taxes last year 去年交納1000多英鎊的稅
[attrib 作定語]
tax evasion 逃稅. Cf 參看 duty 3, tariff 2.
2 (idm 習語) a tax on sth a burden or strain on sth 某物的負擔或重負
a tax on one's health, patience, strength, etc 對健康、 耐力、 體力等的影響. tax, v [Tn]
1 impose a tax on (sb/sth); require (sb) to pay tax 對(某人[某事物])徵稅; 要求(某人)納稅: tax luxuries 徵奢侈品稅
tax rich and poor alike 對貧富一律徵稅
My income is taxed at source, ie Tax is deducted from it before it is paid to me. 我的收入已先行扣除了所得稅.
2 make heavy demands on (sth); strain 造成(某事物)的重負; 使超過極限
His constant requests for help taxed our goodwill. 他不斷要求我們幫助他, 過分利用了我們對他的好意.
All these questions are beginning to tax my patience. 所有這些問題逐漸使我不勝其煩.
3 pay tax on (sth) 給(某物)納稅; 上稅
The car is taxed until July. 這輛汽車七月前已上稅.
4 (idm 習語) tax one's/sb's brain(s) set sb/oneself a difficult mental task 給某人[自己]安排傷腦筋的工作
This crossword will really tax your brain. 這縱橫字謎真能讓人大傷腦筋.
5 (phr v) tax sb with sth (fml 文) accuse sb of sth 指控某人某事
She was taxed with negligence/with having been negligent. 她被指控疏忽職守. taxable adj that can be or is liable to be taxed 應納稅的; 可能需納稅的
taxable earnings 應納稅的收入. taxing adj tiring or demanding 累人的; 煩人的; 繁重的
a taxing job 煩人的工作.
?? 考研助記
他(ta)瞎(x) 征稅 提(t)著斧子(ax),到處 征稅
?? 擴展釋義
*[t?ks]n. 稅, 稅款, 重負, 會費vt. 課以稅, 使負重荷, 斥責【經】 稅, 稅款, 負擔; 征稅相關詞組: levy a tax on