| 词汇 | overtaxing |
| 释义 | overtaxing present participle ofovertax overtax verb[ T ] uk /ˌəʊ.vəˈtæks/ us /ˌoʊ.vɚˈtæks/ overtaxverb[T] (MONEY)to demand too much tax from someone or to put too much tax on goods: 对…征税过重，对…课税过多 I've been overtaxed this month.这个月让我缴的税过多了。 Food should not be overtaxed.对食品不应该课税过重。 Taxation amortizable anti-dumping anti-progressive anti-tax at sourcephrase filer financial year fiscal drag fiscal year flat tax rebate regressive regressively road tax sales tax taxed taxpayer the taxman tithe top rate overtaxverb[T] (DIFFICULTY)to cause to feel tired or confused as a result of doing too much or doing something too difficult: 使负担过重，使超负荷工作;对…要求过高 Remember you've been ill, and don't overtax yourself.记住你在生病，别劳累过度。 This problem is overtaxing my brain.这个问题真是把我难住了。 Tired and making tired all in anti-fatigue at your worstidiom be dead on your feetidiom be fit/ready to dropidiom finish something off fit to dropidiom fragile gassed haggard knackered shell-shocked sleep deprivation sleep-deprived sleepily sleepiness sleepy strung out yawningly zonked Examples of overtaxingovertaxing In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. If we continue overtaxing and polluting the environment, our personal well-being will eventually suffer too. He first ran up his war chest by overtaxing, and when he had a surplus he set out his pre-election bonanza. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have been grossly overtaxing them because we have pretended that there is no inflation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The word "overtaxing" just now has a rather sinister sound. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That fundamental approach of overtaxing an activity as a whole but picking favoured activities that one wants to relieve from tax is very interventionist. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These black fumes are caused mainly by the overtaxing of the engine or bad maintenance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are overtaxing capital gains, only to relieve certain favoured activities. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We are overtaxing the poor to over-privilege many in retirement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I therefore altered it to overtaxing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Overtaxing the aquifers was another concernit was not a technique that had been previously attempted. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. The event was attended to by more than 500 in protest of government corruption and overtaxing at the local, state and federal levels of government. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. So by having more revenue than necessary to finance government service, you are overtaxing the people. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. An estimated 15,000 to 20,000 demonstrators attended the rally that day, severely overtaxing the facilities of the small town. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
| 随便看 |
|
反思网英语在线翻译词典收录了377474条英语词汇在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用英语词汇的中英文双语翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。