taxes

英 [ˈtæksɪz]

美 [ˈtæksɪz]

n.  税; 税款
v.  对…征税; 课税; 使纳税; 缴纳***税; 使负重担; 使受压力; 使大伤脑筋
tax的第三人称单数和复数; taxis的复数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 税;税款
  Taxis an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services.
  1. No-one enjoys paying tax...
     没人喜欢纳税。
  2. 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。
  3. ...a cut in tax on new cars.
     降低新车所缴纳的税款
  4. ...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
  5. 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。
• VERB 对(人、公司或货物)征税
  When a person or companyis taxed, they have to pay a part of their income or profits to the government. When goodsare taxed, a percentage of their price has to be paid to the government.
  1. 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。
  2. ...the government's commitment to simplifying the way companies are taxed...
     政府简化公司纳税手续的承诺
  3. 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。
• VERB 使用尽，耗尽(力气、耐心、资源等)
  If somethingtaxesyour 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.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• See also:taxingcouncil taxincome taxpoll taxvalue added tax

双语例句

• The President betrayed them when he went back on his promise not to raise taxes.
  总统背叛了他们，违背了不加税的诺言。
• Duties and taxes are the most obvious barrier to free trade.
  关税和税收是自由贸易的最大壁垒。
• Rest assured, if you owe taxes, we will collect them.
  不用多想，如果你欠税，我们会去收的。
• The party fears the equation between higher spending and higher taxes
  该党担心难以平衡更多支出和更高税率之间的综合关系。
• It's good that he used direct taxation rather than stealth taxes to raise the money.
  还好他采用了直接征税而不是间接征税的手段来筹集资金。
• They levied religious taxes on Christian commercial transactions
  他们对基督徒的商业交易征收宗教税。
• Critics have zeroed in on his plan to raise gasoline taxes 10 cents a gallon.
  批评者将矛头对准他打算将汽油税每加仑提高10美分的计划上。
• The wealthier may have to pay a little more in taxes
  更富有的人可能得多缴一点儿税。
• Newcomers had to pay far more in taxes than long-time land owners
  新的土地业主比老业主缴纳的税款要多很多。
• In addition, interest on Treasury issues isn't subject to state and local income taxes.
  另外，国债利息不需缴纳政府和地方所得税。