Word · Frequency #7232
levies
征收；课征
levies is the third person singular of levy.
To impose or collect a tax, fine, or payment by authority.
- 1.
To impose (a tax or fine) to collect monies due, or to confiscate property.
征收(税或罚款)以收取应付款项,或没收财产
- 2.
To raise or collect by assessment; to exact by authority.
通过评估征收或收集；以权威要求
- 3.
To draft someone into military service.
征召某人服兵役
- 4.
To raise; to collect; said of troops, to form into an army by enrollment, conscription. etc.
征集；收集；指部队,通过登记、征兵等组成军队
- 5.
To wage war.
发动战争
- 6.
To raise, as a siege.
解除围困
- 7.
To erect, build, or set up; to make or construct; to raise or cast up.
建造；建设；构筑；竖起
征召入伍；征募；发动战争；开战；解除包围；撤围；建造；竖起；征收(税或罚款)以收取应付款项,或没收财产
In use
The government levies a tax on imported goods.
Last year, the city council levied a fine on the company for pollution.
The state is levying new fees on electronic waste.
Verb forms
base levy · third person levies · -ing levying · past levied · past participle levied
及物动词，意为征收（税款等）
Connections
Collocations
- levy a tax
- 征收税款
- The government plans to levy a tax on disposable plastic products.政府计划对一次性塑料制品征税。
- levy a fine
- 处以罚款
- The regulator may levy a fine on any company that violates the rules.监管机构可以对任何违反规定的公司处以罚款。
- levy a duty
- 征收关税
- The new policy levies a duty on all imported luxury goods.新政策对所有进口奢侈品征收关税。
- levy a charge
- 收取费用
- The airline levies a charge for checked baggage.该航空公司对托运行李收取费用。
- levy troops
- 征召军队
- The general was ordered to levy troops for the upcoming campaign.将军奉命为即将到来的战役征召军队。
- levy war
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 levy 看成 lev+y，联想 level（水平/标准）：政府按标准 levy（征收）税或罚款。注意 levied/levying/levies 的拼写变化。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：legal/tax documents、government announcements、news reporting 表示“征收（税或罚款）”时，该词通常用于正式语境，多出现在法律、税务、政府公告和新闻报道中；日常口语中较少使用。
Grammar Note
通常用于征收税款或罚款
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 levy /ˈlɛvi/ 押韵：heavy /ˈhɛvi/、levee /ˈlɛvi/、bevy /ˈbɛvi/、Chevy /ˈtʃɛvi/（都含 /ɛvi/）。注意 envy 虽以 -vy 结尾，但读 /ˈɛnvi/，不押韵；levee 与 levy 同音但拼写不同。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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