tax
n. 稅(款)
v. 對…徵稅; 使大傷腦筋; 耗盡
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...
沒人喜歡納稅。
They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases.
他們呼籲大幅度削減開支並提高稅收。
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.
Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes...
現在夫妻雙方分別按各自的收入納稅。
...the government's commitment to simplifying the way companies are taxed...
政府簡化公司納稅手續的承諾
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.
Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste...
人口過多使得城市的垃圾處理能力達到了極限。
These dilemmas would tax the best of statesmen.
這些進退兩難的局面對一流的政治家也是個考驗。
1. charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
1. levy a tax on;
2. set or determine the amount of (a payment such as a fine)
3. use to the limit;
4. make a charge against or accuse;
tax, impose, assess
這些動詞均有"徵稅"之意。
The Liberal Bloc voted for the tax increase.
開明集團投票贊成增稅.
Please give me a breakdown of those income tax totals.
請給我一份所得稅收的細目表.
How much tax do they take out of your monthly pay?
他們從你的月薪中抽出多少稅?
The high tax policy is certainly unpopular, although it's unlikely to meet the soaring armament expenditures.
高賦稅政策肯定是不受歡迎的, 但也未必能滿足飛漲的軍備開支.
Nowadays, it appears that too many films are being produced, and a tax on films will help to redress the balance.
時下製作的電影太多了, 看來應該徵收電影稅來改變這種局面.