英汉词典

1. 税;税款
    Tax is an amount of money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services.

    e.g. No-one enjoys paying tax...
           没人喜欢纳税。
    e.g. They are calling for large spending cuts and tax increases.
           他们呼吁大幅度削减开支并提高税收。

2. 对(人、公司或货物)征税
    When a person or company is taxed, they have to pay a part of their income or profits to the government. When goods are taxed, a percentage of their price has to be paid to the government.

    e.g. Husband and wife are now taxed separately on their incomes...
           现在夫妻双方分别按各自的收入纳税。
    e.g. ...the government's commitment to simplifying the way companies are taxed...
           政府简化公司纳税手续的承诺

3. 使用尽，耗尽(力气、耐心、资源等)
    If something taxes your strength, your patience, or your resources, it uses nearly all of them, so that you have great difficulty in carrying out what you are trying to do.

    e.g. Overcrowding has taxed the city's ability to deal with waste...
           人口过多使得城市的垃圾处理能力达到了极限。
    e.g. These dilemmas would tax the best of statesmen.
           这些进退两难的局面对一流的政治家也是个考验。

4. see also: taxing;council tax;income tax;poll tax;value added tax