a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country 關稅 A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports. 國外進口貨物當時按普通稅率征稅。
Synonyms taxtax- duty
- customs
- tariff
- rates
- tax money that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services:
income tax 所得稅 tax cuts 減稅
- duty a tax that you pay on things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country:
The company has to pay customs duties on all imports. 該公司須爲所有進口貨物繳納關稅。
- customs
tax that is paid when goods are brought in from other countries 指關稅、進口稅 - tariff a tax that is paid on goods coming into or going out of a country, often in order to protect industry from cheap imports:
A general tariff was imposed on foreign imports. 國外進口貨物當時按普通稅率征稅。
- rates (in Britain) a tax paid by businesses to a local authority for land and buildings that they use, and in the past also paid by anyone who owned a house:
Business rates are very high in the city centre. 市中心的商業房産稅非常高。
- (a) tax/duty/tariff/rates on something
- to pay an amount of money in tax/duty/customs/rates
- to pay (a) tax/duty/customs/tariff/rates
- to collect taxes/duties/rates
- to increase/raise/reduce taxes/duty/tariffs/rates
- to cut taxes/duties/rates
- to impose a tax/duty/tariff
- to put a tax/duty on something
Collocations International relationsInternational relations 國際關系 Trade 貿易 - facilitate/regulate trade (with other countries)
促進／規範（與其他國家的）貿易 - form/join a trading bloc
建立／加入貿易同盟 - live in/compete in a global/the world economy
生存於全球／世界經濟中；參與全球／世界經濟競爭 - support/promote free trade
支持／促進自由貿易 - adopt/call for/oppose protectionist measures
采取／呼籲／反對保護主義措施 - erect/impose/reduce/remove trade barriers
設置／推行／減少／消除貿易壁壘 - impose/lift/raise/eliminate import tariffs (on something)
征收／取消／提高／廢除（某物的）進口關稅 - have/run a huge/large/growing trade surplus/deficit
有巨額／持續增長的貿易順差／逆差 - embrace/resist/drive globalization
接受／抵制／推進全球化
Politics and law 政治與法律 - conduct/handle/talk about/discuss foreign policy
執行／掌控／談論／討論外交政策 - pursue an aggressive/a hawkish foreign policy
執行強硬的外交政策 - require/use/conduct diplomacy
需要／使用／實施外交手段 - establish/break off/sever/restore diplomatic relations
建立／中斷／斷絕／恢複外交關系 - foster/promote/strengthen regional cooperation
促進地區間合作 - facilitate/achieve economic/political integration
促進／實現經濟／政治一體化 - exercise/defend/protect/transfer/restore/regain national/state/full/limited sovereignty
行使／維護／保護／移交／恢複／重獲民族／國家／全部／部分主權 - consolidate/extend/lose/retain your power (in the region)
鞏固／擴張／喪失／保持（區域内的）勢力 - hold/maintain/change/alter/shift/be a shift in the balance of power (in the region)
維持／改變（區域内的）勢力均衡 - cause/create/open/expose/heal/repair a deep/growing/major/serious rift between X and Y
導致／造成／引發／暴露出／彌合／修複 X 與 Y 之間深層次的／不斷擴大的／主要的／嚴重的分歧
Meetings and agreements 會議與協議 - have/hold/host/attend an international conference/an economic forum/a G20 summit
召開／舉行／主辦／出席國際會議／經濟論壇／二十國集團峰會 - launch a new round of global/multilateral/world trade negotiations
發起新一輪的全球／多邊／世界貿易談判 - send/head/lead/meet a high-level/an official/a trade delegation
派遣／領導／帶領／會見高層／官方／貿易代表團 - begin/start/continue/resume peace talks
開始／繼續／重啓和平談判 - be committed to/be opposed to/disrupt/undermine/derail/sabotage the peace process
致力於／反對／擾亂／損害／幹擾／破壞和平進程 - negotiate/achieve a lasting political settlement
達成／取得長期的政治協議 - broker/sign a peace deal/agreement/treaty
協商／簽署和平協議
Conflict 沖突 - be/constitute/pose a threat to global security
構成對全球安全的一大威脅 - compromise/endanger/protect national security
損害／危及／保護國家安全 - justify/be in favour of/ (US English) be in favor of/be against military intervention
證明軍事幹預合理；支持／反對軍事幹預 - threaten/authorize/launch/take/support/oppose unilateral/pre-emptive military action
揚言采取／授權使用／發起／采取／支持／反對單邊的／先發制人的軍事行動 - impose/enforce/lift/end economic sanctions/an arms embargo/a naval blockade
強制實行／解除經濟制裁／武器禁運／海上封鎖 - close/protect/secure/patrol the border
封鎖／保衛邊境；在邊境地區巡邏 - lead/be involved in a peacekeeping operation
領導／參與維和行動
Aid 援助 - negotiate/announce a $15 billion aid package/an economic stimulus package
達成／宣布 150 億美元的一套援助計劃／刺激經濟的一攬子計劃 - send/provide/request/cut off military aid
派遣／提供／請求／中斷軍事援助 - bring/provide emergency/humanitarian relief
帶來／提供緊急／人道主義救助 - deliver/distribute medical supplies/(British English) food parcels/(North American English)food packages
- fund/run a foreign/a local/an international NGO
資助／管理外國／當地／國際非政府組織 - reduce/eradicate child/global/world poverty
減少／根除兒童／全球性／世界性貧困
Extra ExamplesTopics Moneyc1The US could impose punitive tariffs of up to 100% on some countries' exports. 美國可能會對某些國家的出口商品征收高達 100% 的懲罰性關稅。 The agreement fixed tariffs for foreign goods coming into Japan at 5%. 協議規定對進入日本的外國商品征收 5% 的關稅。 They set a tariff of 36% on British wool cloth. 他們對英國的毛料征收 36% 的關稅。 the aim of removing all tariff barriers by next year 明年以前清除所有關稅壁壘的目標
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- high
- low
- preferential
- …
- level
- fix
- set
- impose
- …
- reduction
- reform
- structure
- …
- tariff on
- a reduction in tariff/tariffs
a list of fixed prices that are charged by a hotel or restaurant for rooms, meals, etc., or by a company for a particular service （旅館、飯店或服務公司的）價目表，收費表 mobile-phone tariffs 手機話費單
Extra ExamplesTopics Holidaysc1, Cooking and eatingc1If a guest cancels their booking, we reserve the right to charge the full tariff price. 如果客人取消預訂，我們保留收取全額費用的權利。 Ask your bank for a copy of its tariff of charges. 向你的銀行要一份收費表。
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law 法律 a level of punishment for somebody who has been found guilty of a crime 量刑標準
Word Originlate 16th cent. (also denoting an arithmetical table): via French from Italian tariffa, based on Arabic ‘arrafa ‘notify’.