excise
n[U]
government tax on certain goods manufactured, sold or used within a country 国内货物税; 消费税
the excise on beer/spirits/tobacco 啤酒[烈性酒/烟草]消费税
customs and excise 关税与国内货物税
[attrib 作定语]
an excise officer, ie an official employed in collecting excise 国内货物税务官. Cf 参看 customs1.
excise v [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (from sth) (fml 文) remove by, or as if by, cutting (esp a part of the body or a passage from a book) 切除(尤指身体的一部分); 删除(书中的一段)
The surgeon excised the lump from her breast. 外科医生切除了她乳房的肿块.
The censor insisted on excising the passage from the film. 电影审查员坚持剪去影片的这一段.
That's right. We will take 10 pigs, 10 sheep and sixty chickens. The chickens can eat the food that we would otherwise throw away. They will provide us with eggs and meat.