Levy
[ 'lɛvi ]
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n. 征兵;征税;
v. 征收，索取;征税，征集;
💡 词根助记
lev提高,举起,变轻+y表名词→提高［收入］→征税
📝 例句
levy war against a neighboring country
对邻国发动战争
levy a tax on tabacco
对烟课税
They levy an army every spring.
每年春天,他们征集军队。
A direct food levy was imposed.
当局征收了直接食品税。
The most direct approach to income redistribution is to levy progressive taxes.
收入再分配的最直接的方法就是推行累进税。
🌱 联想助记
【串】真envy(羡慕)你被levy(征募)为navy(海军)
【记】※ levy-征税,lever-撬开:征税就是把你钱包中的钱使劲撬出来一些
※ le-拼音“乐”,v-罗马数字“5”,y-拼音“牙”:真快乐,5颗牙的人不用征税
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
-lev-表示“抬升”
常见变体有-liv-
📖 牛津释义
levy
v
(pt, pp levied)
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (on sb) collect (a payment, etc) by authority or force; impose sth 徵收, 徵集（款额等）; 强加某事物
a departure tax levied on all travellers 向所有旅客徵收的离境税.
2 (phr v) levy on sth (law 律) seize sth in order to force payment of a debt 扣押某物（迫使还债）
levy on sb's property, estate, etc 扣押某人财产、 地产等. levy, n
1 act of levying 徵收; 扣押.
2 money, etc so obtained 徵收或扣押的钱等.
🎯 考研助记
列位（谐音）：要被 征税 lev(高)+y:上层向下层- 收税 网友：yqy 补充：lev升起, y－把税收起来向上交－征税
🔁 扩展释义
*['levi]n. 税款, 所征的人数, 征收vi. 征税, 课税vt. 征收, 强求, 召集【经】 抽(税), 征收相关词组: levy a tax on sb levy on sb's property
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I apologize for being so angry with you.
我为跟你发火向你道歉。
Mrs. Zhu, I called to tell you that the conference has been delayed until the 15th and 16th.
朱夫人，我来告诉你会议已经推迟到了15号至16号开。
I'd also like to congratulate you on your good work in these two years.
我还要祝贺你在这两年中的出色表现。