tax
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A mandatory financial charge imposed by a governmental body to fund various public expenditures.
I had to pay a high tax on my income this year.
今年我必須為我的所得支付高額的稅。
To impose a tax on someone or something.
The government taxes income to fund public services.
政府對收入徵稅以資助公共服務。
To register and pay a tax on a vehicle for road use.
I need to tax my car before I can drive it legally.
我需要給我的車繳稅,然後才能合法駕駛。
To demand a great deal of effort or energy from someone.
The complex math problem really taxed my brain.
這個複雜的數學問題真的讓我費盡了腦筋。