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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📖 同为「GMAT」词汇
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You were very angry!
你火气真大！
Yes. We've just heard a warning on the radio that a hurricane is likely to come.
是的，我们刚从广播里听到一则气象警报，说是一场飓风可能要到来。
You might both have been caught and killed!
你们俩可能给抓住杀了。