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Tax Taxed Pay Government Es Verb 动词 Profits

英语单词 tax
英美音标 英 [tæks] 美 [tæks]
中文释义 n.税;负担
v.斥责;课税;使 ... 负重荷
英语例句 (1) She was fined for tax evasion.
(2) Her accountant was good at exploiting tax loopholes.
(3) The care of six children is a tax on her energy.
(4) Climbing stairs is a tax on a weak heart.
(5) He was taxed with neglecting the safety regulations.
(6) Tobacco and alcoholic drinks are taxed heavily in their country.
(7) This crossword will really tax your brain.
(8) All these questions are beginning to tax my patience.
中文例句 (1) 她因逃税而被罚款。
(2) 她的会计善于利用税收漏洞。
(3) 照料六个孩子成了她精力上很大的负担。
(4) 爬楼梯对于心脏功能不强的人来说是一个沉重的负担。
(5) 他由于忽视安全操作规程而受到责备。
(6) 烟酒在他们的国家都被课以重税。
(7) 这纵横字谜真能让人大伤脑筋。
(8) 所有这些问题逐渐使我不胜其烦。
柯林斯解释
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[N-VAR 可变名词]税;税款 Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services.
  • No-one enjoys paying tax...

    没人喜欢纳税。

  • 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。

  • ...a cut in tax on new cars.

    降低新车所缴纳的税款

  • ...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

  • 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。

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[VERB 动词]对(人、公司或货物)征税 When a person or company is taxed, they have to pay a part of their income or profits to the government. When goods are taxed, a percentage of their price has to be paid to the government.
  [be V-ed]
  [V n]
  [Also V]
  • 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。

  • ...the government's commitment to simplifying the way companies are taxed...

    政府简化公司纳税手续的承诺

  • 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。

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[VERB 动词]使用尽,耗尽(力气、耐心、资源等) If something taxes your 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.
  [V n]
  • 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。

  • 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。

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See also:
taxing
council tax
income tax
poll tax
value added tax

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