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charge verb charge ♦︎ fine ♦︎ ask ♦︎ levy ♦︎ bill ♦︎ invoiceThese words all mean to ask sb for money for goods or a service, or as a payment of a tax. 这些词均表示收费或征税。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to charge (sb) / levy sth on sth◆to charge (sb) / fine sb / ask sth / bill sb / invoice sb for sth◆to be charged / levied at one per cent / 17%◆to charge / bill sth to sb's account◆to charge / ask a high / low price / fee / commission / rent■ charge [transitive, intransitive] to ask for an amount of money for goods or a service, or as payment of a tax 收（费）；要价◆What did the builders charge for the repairs?施工人员要了多少修理费？◆Calls are charged at 36p per minute.电话费是每分钟36便士。◆Your broker will charge you a 6% commission on the transaction.你的经纪人会收取交易金额6%的佣金。 see also charge ⇨ rate noun 2 ■ fine [transitive, often passive] to make sb pay money as an official punishment 对⋯处以罚款◆She was fined for speeding.她因超速而被罚款。◆The company was fined £20 000 for breaching safety regulations.这家公司因违反安全条例被罚款2万英镑。 see also fine ⇨ rate noun 2 ■ ask [transitive] (usually used in the progressive tenses 通常用于进行时) to request a particular amount of money for sth that you are selling 要价；索价◆He's asking £2 000 for the car.这辆轿车他要价2 000英镑。■ levy / /ˈlevi/ / [transitive] (formal or law 法律) to use official authority to demand and collect a payment or tax 征收；征（税）◆It was a local tax levied by the council on the occupiers of land and buildings.这是当地议会对土地和建筑物占用者征收的地方税。◆A $30 million fine was levied against the company.对这家公司课以3 000万元的罚款。■ bill [transitive] (rather formal) to send sb a bill for a service that you have provided or goods that you have supplied 给（某人）开账单，发账单（要求付款）◆You will be billed monthly for the service.你将每月收到对这一服务收费的账单。◆The cost will be billed to your account.费用将会记到你的账户上。 see also bill ⇨ bill noun ■ invoice [transitive] (rather formal) to send sb a bill for goods that you have supplied or work that you have done for them 给（某人）开发票（或清单）◆You will be invoiced for these items at the end of the month.你将在月底收到这些项目的费用清单。 see also invoice ⇨ bill noun NOTE 辨析 Bill or invoice?A company that supplies a service such as telephone, gas or electricity, bills its customers, usually monthly or quarterly (= every three months). A company or person that has supplied goods or done work will usually invoice its customers or employer, although bill can also be used for this. Both these words are rather formal; less formally you can say send sb a bill/an invoice. 电话、煤气、电力等公司开账单用bill，通常按月或按季度开。公司或个人提供商品或服务后为顾客或客户开具发票用invoice，尽管bill亦有此义。这两个词都很正式，不那么正式的说法是send sb a bill/an invoice。 |