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levy noun /ˈlevi/ /ˈlevi/ (plural levies) - levy (on something) an extra amount of money that has to be paid, especially as a tax to the government征收额；（尤指）税款
- to put/impose a levy on oil imports对进口石油征税
- the trade-union political levy工会政治征收款。
词源Middle English (as a noun): from Old French levee, feminine past participle of lever ‘raise’, from Latin levare, from levis ‘light’.
levy verb /ˈlevi/ /ˈlevi/ - levy something (on somebody/something) to use official authority to demand and collect a payment, tax, etc.征收；征（税）
- a tax levied by the government on excess company profits政府对公司超额利润征收的税
- A $30 million fine was levied against the company.对这家公司课以3 000万元的罚款。
- 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。
Collocations DictionaryLevy is used with these nouns as the object: 词源Middle English (as a noun): from Old French levee, feminine past participle of lever ‘raise’, from Latin levare, from levis ‘light’.
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