tax 音标拼音: [t'æks]
n . 税,税款,重负,压力,会费
vt . 课以税,使负重荷,斥责
税,税款,重负,压力,会费课以税,使负重荷,斥责
tax 税
tax n 1 :
charge against a citizen '
s person or property or activity for the support of government [
synonym : {
tax }, {
taxation },
{
revenue enhancement }]
v 1 :
levy a tax on ; "
The State taxes alcohol heavily "; "
Clothing is not taxed in our state "
2 :
set or determine the amount of (
a payment such as a fine )
[
synonym : {
tax }, {
assess }]
3 :
use to the limit ; "
you are taxing my patience " [
synonym : {
tax },
{
task }]
4 :
make a charge against or accuse ; "
They taxed him failure to appear in court "
Tax \
Tax \ (
t [
a ^]
ks ),
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Taxed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Taxing }.] [
Cf .
F .
taxer .
See {
Tax },
n .]
1 .
To subject to the payment of a tax or taxes ;
to impose a tax upon ;
to lay a burden upon ;
especially ,
to exact money from for the support of government .
[
1913 Webster ]
We are more heavily taxed by our idleness ,
pride ,
and folly than we are taxed by government .
--
Franklin .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 . (
Law )
To assess ,
fix ,
or determine judicially ,
the amount of ;
as ,
to tax the cost of an action in court .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To charge ;
to accuse ;
also ,
to censure ; --
often followed by with ,
rarely by of before an indirect object ;
as ,
to tax a man with pride .
[
1913 Webster ]
I tax you ,
you elements ,
with unkindness . --
Shak .
[
1913 Webster ]
Men '
s virtues I have commended as freely as I have taxed their crimes . --
Dryden .
[
1913 Webster ]
Fear not now that men should tax thine honor . --
M .
Arnold .
[
1913 Webster ]
Tax \
Tax \,
n . [
F .
taxe ,
fr .
taxer to tax ,
L .
taxare to touch ,
sharply ,
to feel ,
handle ,
to censure ,
value ,
estimate ,
fr .
tangere ,
tactum ,
to touch .
See {
Tangent },
and cf . {
Task },
{
Taste }.]
1 .
A charge ,
especially a pecuniary burden which is imposed by authority .
Specifically :
[
1913 Webster ]
(
a )
A charge or burden laid upon persons or property for the support of a government .
[
1913 Webster ]
A farmer of taxes is ,
of all creditors ,
proverbially the most rapacious . --
Macaulay .
[
1913 Webster ]
(
b )
Especially ,
the sum laid upon specific things ,
as upon polls ,
lands ,
houses ,
income ,
etc .;
as ,
a land tax ;
a window tax ;
a tax on carriages ,
and the like .
Note :
Taxes are {
annual }
or {
perpetual }, {
direct }
or {
indirect },
etc .
[
1913 Webster ]
(
c )
A sum imposed or levied upon the members of a society to defray its expenses .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
A task exacted from one who is under control ;
a contribution or service ,
the rendering of which is imposed upon a subject .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
A disagreeable or burdensome duty or charge ;
as ,
a heavy tax on time or health .
[
1913 Webster ]
4 .
Charge ;
censure . [
Obs .] --
Clarendon .
[
1913 Webster ]
5 .
A lesson to be learned ;
a task . [
Obs .] --
Johnson .
[
1913 Webster ]
{
Tax cart },
a spring cart subject to a low tax . [
Eng .]
[
1913 Webster ]
Syn :
Impost ;
tribute ;
contribution ;
duty ;
toll ;
rate ;
assessment ;
exaction ;
custom ;
demand .
[
1913 Webster ]
[
1913 Webster ]
196 Moby Thesaurus words for "
tax ":
accuse ,
allege ,
arraign ,
article ,
ask ,
assess ,
assessment ,
bear hard upon ,
blackmail ,
boodle ,
book ,
bring accusation ,
bring charges ,
bring to book ,
burden ,
burden with ,
burthen ,
busy ,
call ,
call for ,
cargo ,
cess ,
charge ,
charge for ,
cite ,
claim ,
complain ,
conscience money ,
contribution ,
cumber ,
customs ,
demand ,
demand for ,
denounce ,
denunciate ,
direct tax ,
draft ,
drain ,
drive ,
dues ,
duty ,
encumber ,
encumbrance ,
enjoin ,
exact ,
exaction ,
excise ,
exhaust ,
extortion ,
extortionate demand ,
fag ,
fasten on ,
fasten upon ,
finger ,
freight ,
freight with ,
giveaway ,
graduated taxation ,
hamper ,
handicap ,
hang something on ,
haul ,
heave ,
heavy demand ,
impeach ,
imply ,
impose ,
impose on ,
impose upon ,
imposition ,
impost ,
impute ,
indent ,
indict ,
indirect tax ,
inflict on ,
inflict upon ,
inform against ,
inform on ,
insinuate ,
insistent demand ,
joint return ,
keep busy ,
lade ,
lay ,
lay charges ,
lay on ,
levy ,
load ,
lodge a complaint ,
lodge a plaint ,
make dutiable ,
nonnegotiable demand ,
notice ,
onus ,
oppress ,
order ,
overburden ,
overcarrying ,
overdoing ,
overdrive ,
overemphasis ,
overexercise ,
overexert ,
overexertion ,
overexpenditure ,
overextend ,
overimportance ,
overload ,
overreaching ,
overreaction ,
overstrain ,
overtask ,
overtax ,
overtaxing ,
overuse ,
overweight ,
overwork ,
pin on ,
place ,
pork ,
prefer charges ,
press ,
press charges ,
press hard upon ,
pressure ,
pro rata ,
progressive tax ,
prorate ,
pull ,
put ,
put down ,
put on ,
put on report ,
put upon ,
rack ,
rates ,
report ,
reproach ,
require ,
requirement ,
requisition ,
rest hard upon ,
rush ,
rush order ,
saddle ,
saddle with ,
scot ,
separate returns ,
set ,
single tax ,
stick for ,
strain ,
strain every nerve ,
stress ,
stretch ,
subject to ,
supererogation ,
supertax ,
surtax ,
sweat ,
sweat blood ,
take to task ,
tariff ,
task ,
taunt with ,
tax base ,
tax dodging ,
tax evasion ,
tax exemption ,
tax return ,
tax structure ,
tax withholding ,
tax -
exempt status ,
taxable income ,
taxation ,
taxing ,
tense ,
tithe ,
toll ,
tribute ,
try ,
tug ,
twit ,
ultimatum ,
warning ,
weigh ,
weigh down ,
weigh heavy on ,
weigh on ,
weigh upon ,
weight ,
weight down with ,
withholding tax ,
work ,
yoke with
安装中文字典英文字典查询工具! 中文字典英文字典工具:
复制到剪贴板
英文字典中文字典相关资料: