1. | [c][u] 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. |
to raise/cut taxes 增加╱削减税收 | |
tax increases/cuts 税款的增加╱削减 | |
changes in tax rates 税率的变化 | |
to pay over £1 000 in tax 缴纳 1 000 多英镑的税款 | |
profits before/after tax 税前╱税后利润 | |
a tax on cigarettes 香烟税 |
1. | ~ sb/sth 对…征税；课税；使纳税to put a tax on sb/sth; to make sb pay tax |
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。 | |
His declared aim was to tax the rich. 他宣布他的目的是向富人征税。 |
2. | ~ sth 缴纳车辆牌照税to pay tax on a vehicle so that you may use it on the roads |
The car is taxed until July. 这辆汽车的牌照税缴纳到了七月。 |
3. | ~ sb/sth 使负重担；使受压力；使大伤脑筋to need a great amount of physical or mental effort |
The questions did not tax me. 那些问题没有让我费脑筋。 | |
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。 |
