| [/tæks; tæks/] n 用法:
1 [C, U] (sum of) money to be paid by people or businesses to a government for publicpurposes 税; 税额:
income/property/sales tax 所得[物业/营业]税 *
value-added tax 增值税 *
levy a tax on sth 对某物徵税 *
direct/indirect taxes 直接[间接]税 *
paid over 1000 in taxes last year 去年交纳1000多英镑的税 *
[attrib 作定语] tax evasion 逃税. Cf 参看 duty 3, tariff 2. 用法:
2 (idm 习语) a tax on sth a burden or strain on sth 某物的负担或重负:
a tax on one's health, patience, strength, etc 对健康、 耐力、 体力等的影响. tax 2
v [Tn] 用法:
1 impose a tax on (sb/sth); require (sb) to pay tax 对（某人[某事物]）徵税; 要求（某人）纳税:
tax luxuries 徵奢侈品税 *
tax rich and poor alike 对贫富一律徵税 *
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税. 用法:
2 make heavy demands on (sth); strain 造成（某事物）的重负; 使超过极限:
His constant requests for help taxed our goodwill. 他不断要求我们帮助他, 过分利用了我们对他的好意. *
All these questions are beginning to tax my patience. 所有这些问题逐渐使我不胜其烦. 用法:
3 pay tax on (sth) 给（某物）纳税; 上税:
The car is taxed until July. 这辆汽车七月前已上税. 用法:
4 (idm 习语) tax one's/sb's brain(s) set sb/oneself a difficult mental task 给某人[自己]安排伤脑筋的工作:
This crossword will really tax your brain. 这纵横字谜真能让人大伤脑筋. 用法:
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. 她被指控疏忽职守. taxable adj that can be or is liable to be taxed 应纳税的; 可能需纳税的:
taxable earnings 应纳税的收入. taxing adj tiring or demanding 累人的; 烦人的; 繁重的:
a taxing job 烦人的工作. |