overtax
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you overtax someone or something, you force them to work harder than they can really manage, and may do them harm as a result. 使···工作過度
...a contralto who has overtaxed her voice. ...嗓子過度工作的一位女低音。
2. V-T If you say that a government is overtaxing its people, you mean that it is making them pay more tax than you think they should pay. 對···課以重稅
You can't help a country by overtaxing its people. 你不能以對人民課以重稅的方式來幫助國家。
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overtax /ˌəʊvəˈtæks/ (overtaxing,overtaxed,overtaxes)
剑桥词典
overtax verb [T] (MONEY)
to demand too much tax from someone or to put too much tax on goods
對…征稅過重，對…課稅過多
I've been overtaxed this month . 這個月讓我繳的稅過多了。
Food should not be overtaxed. 對食品不應該課稅過重。
overtax verb [T] (DIFFICULTY)
to cause to feel tired or confused as a result of doing too much or doing something too difficult
使負擔過重，使超負荷工作；對…要求過高
Remember you've been ill , and don't overtax your self . 記住你在生病，別勞累過度。
This problem is overtaxing my brain . 這個問題真是把我難住了。 返回 overtax