tax
[tæks] noun countable or uncountable
ESSENTIAL
■(an amount of) money paid to the government, which is based on your income or the cost of goods or services you have bought 税；税款•They're putting up the tax on cigarettes.他们要提高烟草税。 •Tax cuts (= reductions in taxes) are always popular.减税总是受欢迎的。 •What do you earn before/after tax (= before/after you have paid tax on the money you earn) ?你的税前／税后收入是多少？
[tæks] verb transitive
MONEY 钱
ADVANCED
■to make someone pay a tax 对…征税，对…课税•Husbands and wives may be taxed independently/together.夫妻俩可以分别／合并纳税。
[tæks] verb transitive
NEED EFFORT 需要努力
■to need someone to make a lot of effort, either physical or mental 使负重担；使大伤脑筋•He only has to read a short report - it shouldn't tax him unduly.他只需读一篇简短的报告——这应该不会耗费他太多精力。 |