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rates noun
⇨ taxtax noun tax ♦︎ duty ♦︎ customs ♦︎ tariff ♦︎ ratesThese are all words for money that you have to pay to the government. 这些词均表示税款。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆(a) tax / (a) duty / a tariff / rates on sth◆to pay an amount of money in tax / duty / customs / rates◆to pay tax / duty / customs / a tariff / rates◆to collect taxes / duties / rates◆to increase / raise / reduce taxes / duty / tariffs / rates◆to cut taxes / duties / rates◆to impose a tax / duty / a tariff◆to levy a tax / duty / rates◆to put a tax / duty on sth■ tax [countable, uncountable] money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services 税；税款◆The government had to raise taxes to pay for the war.政府不得不增加税收以支付战争款项。◆The middle classes are demanding tax cuts.中产阶级要求减税。◆There's no tax on cigarettes in some countries.有些国家不对香烟征税。◆The business makes £750 000 after tax.那家公司税后赚了75万英镑。ⓘ People pay tax according to their income and businesses pay tax according to their profits. Tax is also often paid on goods and services. 个人根据其收入缴税，公司根据其利润缴税，国家亦常对商品和服务征税◆income / sales / road / property tax所得税；销售税；公路税；财产税 ▸ tax verb [transitive] ◆Any interest payments are taxed as part of your income.任何利息所得被视为收入，要征税。◆His declared aim was to tax the rich.他宣布他的目的是向富人征税。■ duty [countable, uncountable] a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country （消费）税；（尤指进口货物交纳的）关税◆The company has to pay customs duties on all imports.公司必须为所有进口商品缴纳关税。◆Duty on wine and beer has been increased.已提高了葡萄酒税和啤酒税。ⓘ Duty-free goods are goods that you can bring into a country without paying tax on them. * duty-free goods指免关税商品◆duty-free cigarettes免税香烟 ■ customs [plural] tax that is paid when goods are brought in from other countries 关税；进口税◆You must pay customs on all imports of alcohol.你必须为所有进口的酒缴纳关税。◆Imports from non-EU countries are subject to customs duty of 20 per cent.从非欧盟国家进口的商品须缴纳20%的关税。ⓘ Customs can also mean the government department that checks goods brought into a country and collects taxes on these goods; or the place at a port or airport where your bags are checked as you come into a country. * customs亦表示“海关部门”或港口、机场的“海关查验处”◆Customs have seized a large quantity of smuggled heroin.海关查获了大量走私的海洛因。◆We had to go through customs before we could leave the airport.我们在离开机场前必须要通过海关。 ■ tariff / /ˈtærɪf/ / [countable] a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country, often in order to protect industry from cheap imports 关税（常为保护国内工业免受廉价进口商品冲击而对出入境的货品征收的一种税）◆A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports.国外进口货物当时按普通税率征税。■ rates [plural](in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use, and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house （英国地方政府征收的）商业房地产税；（旧指）房产税◆Business rates are very high in the city centre.市中心的商业房产税很高。 see also rate ⇨ rate 2 |