a tax on [sth]
The government imposed a tax on carbon emissions.
政府对碳排放征收了一项税。
负担；重负；压力；费用；摊派；贡赋；政府(或受其委托的实体,如包税人)为维持自身及服务而征收的金钱或实物,如对收入、销售额、财产或收成征税,但不包括政府为特定商品(如出售剩余车辆)所收取的款项。；为维持政府运作而对公民人身、财产或活动征收的费用。；由个人或组织等征收的费用(金钱、食物、劳力等)；向实际或名义上受其控制者强征之物,如捐款或劳役。
money paid to a government for public services, for example on income or goods
政府(或受其委托的实体,如包税人)为维持自身及服务而征收的金钱或实物,如对收入、销售额、财产或收成征税,但不包括政府为特定商品(如出售剩余车辆)所收取的款项。
Money or goods collected by a government (or an entity to whom the government has delegated this power, e.g. in tax farming) to fund itself and its services, for example by levying a charge on income, purchases (sales), property or harvest, other than that money which is collected by the government in exchange for specific goods (e.g. the purchase of surplus vehicles).
为维持政府运作而对公民人身、财产或活动征收的费用。
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
由个人或组织等征收的费用(金钱、食物、劳力等)；向实际或名义上受其控制者强征之物,如捐款或劳役。
A charge (of money, food, labor, etc) collected by a person, organization, etc; something required (exacted) from someone who is (really or notionally) under the control of the taxer, such as a contribution or service.
沉重的负担；苛求。
A burdensome demand
The government uses the money from tax to build schools and roads.
政府利用税收资金修建学校和道路。
用法提示：tax 作名词，指‘税、税款’。
Everyone who earns a salary must pay tax on their income.
每个赚取薪水的人都必须为自己的收入纳税。
用法提示：此处 tax 为名词，泛指‘税’。
The new tax on fuel made petrol more expensive.
新的燃油税使得汽油更贵了。
用法提示：tax 作名词，与 on 连用表示‘对…征收的税’。
The government imposed a tax on carbon emissions.
政府对碳排放征收了一项税。
此类复合词中的'tax'通常不可数。
Do you pay income tax every year?
你每年缴纳所得税吗？
'before tax'和'after tax'常作为副词短语使用。
The company's profit after tax increased by 10%.
公司的税后利润增长了10%。
levy 常指特定目的的征税或一次性征收，不如 tax 通用。
duty 特指进出口关税，不可替换所得税等直接税。
tariff 强调进出口商品的税率或关税制度，与 tax 不完全同义。
excise 特指国内对特定商品（如烟酒）征收的税，非所有税种。
assessment 通常指基于财产价值的税收，常用于不动产税，不适用于其他税种。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need to pay tax for my income.
正确表达I need to pay tax on my income.
当表示‘对……征税’时，介词应用 on，而不是 for。
grammar · medium
易错句子There are too many tax in this country.
正确表达There are too many taxes in this country.
当表示多种税种时，tax 是可数名词，应用复数形式 taxes。
针对‘税’这一负担的反义概念，指政府提供的资金支持
指免除纳税义务，与‘征税’相对
所得税
She has to file her income tax return every year.
她每年都要申报所得税申报表。
销售税
The sales tax in this state is 8 percent.
这个州的销售税是8%。
税率
The government is planning to reduce the tax rate.
政府计划降低税率。
逃税
He was arrested for tax evasion.
他因逃税被捕。
减税
The new policy includes a tax cut for small businesses.
新政策包括对小企业的减税。
纳税申报表
Don't forget to file your tax return before April 15.
别忘了在4月15日前提交纳税申报表。
tax + -ation
tax + -able
tax + -ing
tax + payer
tax + free
税收是政府的主要收入来源
个人所得税是常见税种
税收用于支持政府运作
财产税基于个人或企业财产
纳税人是缴纳税款的主体
死亡和税收（指不可避免的事）
In life, nothing is certain except death and taxes.
生活中，除了死亡和税收，没有什么是确定的。
考验某人的耐心
The constant delays really taxed my patience.
不断的延误真的考验了我的耐心。
耗尽某人的资源
The project taxed the company's financial resources to the limit.
这个项目把公司的财力资源消耗到了极限。
在这个世界上，只有死亡和纳税是确定的。
Benjamin Franklin famously said that death and taxes are the only certainties in life.
本杰明·富兰克林曾说，死亡和纳税是人生中唯一确定的事。
收税人，小偷先生，你们都一样，都想分走我的钱。
The Beatles' song 'Taxman' criticizes high taxes on the wealthy.
披头士乐队的歌曲《收税人》批评对富人的高税收。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.