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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We thought we might go out, but we said we'd check with each other first.
我们认为我们可能出去，但我们说好要先互相通通气的。
He lived in this century, was born in Germany and spent the last part of his life in the USA.
他生活在本世纪，出生于德国，在美国度过了他的晚年。
And then quickly and quietly we did just that.
于是，我们就迅速而且悄悄地干了起来。