plural taxes
plural taxes
Learner's definition of TAX
: an amount of money that a government requires people to pay according to their income, the value of their property, etc., and that is used to pay for the things done by the government税;税款 [count]
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The decision was made to raise/cut taxes.已经做出了增税/减税的决定。
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He was accused of evading taxes.他被指控逃税。
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What was your income before/after taxes?你税前/税后的收入是多少?
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often + on [noncount]
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What is the amount of tax to be paid?要付的税款是多少?
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What was your income before/after tax?你税前/税后的收入是多少?
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tax deductions/laws/rates减税;税法;税率
— see also income tax, poll tax, pretax, sales tax, surtax, value-added tax, withholding tax 2 tax /ˈtæks/ verb
taxes; taxed; taxing
taxes; taxed; taxing
Learner's definition of TAX
[+ object]
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a : to require (someone) to pay a tax对(某人)征税 b : to require someone to pay a tax on (something)对(某物)征税 —
often used as (be) taxed常用作(be) taxed 2
: to require a lot from (something or someone) : to put demands on (something or someone)使负重担;使费力气;对…有要求 -
That job really taxed our strength. [=required us to use a lot of physical effort]那份工作很能考验我们的体能。
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All this waiting is taxing my patience. [=is making me lose my patience]这种等待正在消耗我的耐心。
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puzzles that tax your brain令人大费脑筋的谜语
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You can have an enjoyable vacation without taxing your budget. [=without having to spend a lot of money]你不用花费太多就可以享受一个惬意的假期。
tax with
[phrasal verb] tax (someone) with (something) formal
: to accuse (someone) of (something)指责;责备
— taxer
noun, plural taxers [count]