Word · Frequency #7232
levy
/ˈlevi/
noun
征收的款项；征募的人员
The amount of money or the people raised by levying.
- 1.
The act of levying.
征收的行为
- 2.
The things or people so levied.
被征收的物品或人员
征收；征募；征收的行为；被征收的物品或人员；税款；所征的人数
In use
The government imposed a new levy on imported goods.
Property owners must pay the annual levy by the end of the month.
The city council approved a special levy to fund the new park.
Connections
Collocations
- impose a levy
- 征收税款
- The government decided to impose a levy on all imports.政府决定对所有进口商品征收税款。
- levy on
- 对…征收
- There is a new levy on luxury goods.对奢侈品征收了一项新税。
- tax levy
- 税收征收
- The tax levy is used to fund public services.税收征收用于资助公共服务。
- pay a levy
- 缴纳税款
- All businesses must pay a levy to the local authority.所有企业必须向地方当局缴纳税款。
- levy charge
- 征收费用
- The levy charge applies to annual income above a certain threshold.征收费用适用于超过一定门槛的年收入。
- annual levy
Learner notes
Memory Tip
Levy发音类似leave，征税就是让你留下钱。
Context & Register
register: neutral; contexts: taxation, military draft, government finance; note_zh: 该词作为名词时通常用于正式场合，如税法、征兵令等。
Grammar Note
常用搭配: impose a levy on sth
Pronunciation & Spelling
Words with the same stressed /ɛ/ and ending /-vi/: heavy, bevy, levee. Note that 'every' (/ˈɛvri/) resembles in spelling but differs in sound due to the /r/.
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。
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