学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 3258 levy

 今天我们要学的词是 levy¹. Levy is spelled l-e-v-y, levy. Levy 的意思是征收罚款、税款。Google was fined 50 million euros by a French regulator, the biggest penalty levied² yet under a new European privacy law. 谷歌被法国监管机构罚款5000万欧元，这是目前为止根据新的欧洲隐私法罚款的最高数额。

 

If the US and China are unable to reach a trade deal by March, President Trump³ has threatened to raise tariffs⁴ on $200 billion in Chinese goods and possibly levy additional tariffs that would extend to all imports from China. 如果美中在3月份之前无法达成贸易协议，特朗普总统已威胁要对2000亿美元中国商品加征关税，并可能将额外关税扩大到所有从中国进口的商品。

 

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1 levy   

n.征收税或其他款项，征收额

参考例句：

• They levy a tax on him.他们向他征税。
• A direct food levy was imposed by the local government.地方政府征收了食品税。

2 levied   

征（兵）( levy的过去式和过去分词 )； 索取； 发动（战争）； 征税

参考例句：

• Taxes should be levied more on the rich than on the poor. 向富人征收的税应该比穷人的多。
• Heavy fines were levied on motoring offenders. 违规驾车者会遭到重罚。

3 trump   

n.王牌，法宝；v.打出王牌，吹喇叭

参考例句：

• He was never able to trump up the courage to have a showdown.他始终鼓不起勇气摊牌。
• The coach saved his star player for a trump card.教练保留他的明星选手，作为他的王牌。

4 tariffs   

关税制度； 关税( tariff的名词复数 )； 关税表； （旅馆或饭店等的）收费表； 量刑标准

参考例句：

• British industry was sheltered from foreign competition by protective tariffs. 保护性关税使英国工业免受国际竞争影响。
• The new tariffs have put a stranglehold on trade. 新的关税制对开展贸易极为不利。