Word · Frequency #545
taxes
税;税款
taxes is the plural of tax.
money paid to a government for public services, for example on income or goods
- 1.
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).
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。
- 2.
charge against a citizen's person or property or activity for the support of government
为维持政府运作而对公民人身、财产或活动征收的费用。
- 3.
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.
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。
- 4.
A burdensome demand
沉重的负担;苛求。
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。
In use
The government uses the money from tax to build schools and roads.
Everyone who earns a salary must pay tax on their income.
The new tax on fuel made petrol more expensive.
a tax on [sth]
The government imposed a tax on carbon emissions.
政府对碳排放征收了一项税。
[type] tax
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/after tax
'before tax'和'after tax'常作为副词短语使用。
The company's profit after tax increased by 10%.
Connections
Collocations
- income tax
- 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。
- sales tax
- 销售税
- The sales tax in this state is 8 percent.这个州的销售税是8%。
- tax rate
- 税率
- The government is planning to reduce the tax rate.政府计划降低税率。
- tax evasion
- 逃税
- He was arrested for tax evasion.他因逃税被捕。
- tax cut
- 减税
- The new policy includes a tax cut for small businesses.新政策包括对小企业的减税。
- tax return
- 纳税申报表
Learner notes
Memory Tip
tax 谐音'太可税',想象税收太可恨,像被切掉一块肉。
Context & Register
通常用于正式或中性场合,常见于政府、金融和法律讨论,也用于日常对话中指代税款。
Grammar Note
常与介词 on 连用
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'tax' (ending /æks/). Note that 'relax' has a different stress pattern (second syllable stressed) but still shares the same final sound.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇,值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 5,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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.