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单词 overtax
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overtax
verb[T]
uk
/ˌəʊ.vəˈtæks/us
/ˌoʊ.vɚˈtæks/

overtaxverb[T](MONEY)

todemandtoo muchtaxfrom someone or to put too muchtaxongoods:
对…征税过重，对…课税过多
I've been overtaxed thismonth.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。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Taxation
  • amortizable
  • anti-dumping
  • anti-progressive
  • anti-tax
  • bedroom tax
  • financial year
  • fiscal year
  • flat tax
  • gas tax
  • HMRC
  • sales tax
  • self-assessment
  • shelter
  • sin tax
  • source
  • taxpayer
  • tithe
  • top rate
  • vat
  • VATable
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overtaxverb[T](DIFFICULTY)

tocausetofeeltiredorconfusedas aresultof doing too much or doing something toodifficult:
使负担过重，使超负荷工作；对…要求过高
Remember you've beenill, and don't overtaxyourself.记住你在生病，别劳累过度。
Thisproblemis overtaxing mybrain.这个问题真是把我难住了。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Tired and making tired
  • all in
  • anti-fatigue
  • atyourworstidiom
  • be dead onyourfeetidiom
  • be fit/ready to dropidiom
  • finishsomethingoff
  • fit to dropidiom
  • fragile
  • frazzled
  • gassed
  • haggard
  • knackered
  • shell-shocked
  • sleep deprivation
  • sleep-deprived
  • sleepily
  • sleepiness
  • sleepy
  • strung out
  • zonked
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(Definition ofovertaxfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

overtax| Business English

overtax
verb[T]
uk
/ˌəʊvəˈtæks/us
TAX
todemandtoo muchtaxfrom someone or to put too muchtaxongoods:
"We overtax thepoor," the Senatorclaimed.
Food andclothingshould not be overtaxed.
to makepeople, asystem, amachine, etc. do more than they can do:
Filling so manyjobsatoncewould overtax thedepartment.
(Definition ofovertaxfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofovertax

overtax
If we continue overtaxing and polluting the environment, our personal well-being will eventually suffer too.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The state marketing board overtaxed cocoa production over several decades to the point of ruin (or smuggling to neighbouring countries), reinforced by an overvalued currency.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The reader whose brain gets overtaxed has ample opportunity to savour the seductive - and informative - illustrations.
From theCambridge English Corpus
His friend fears the difficult work mayovertaxhis weak brain.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The dangers of single authorship include the fact that the scale of what is known is so vast that it mightovertaxone single individual.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In fact, by avoiding tasks likely toovertaxtheir skills, children would miss out on important opportunities to learn new things.
From theCambridge English Corpus
At the moment, labour is overtaxed in relation to its much more mobile counterpart, capital.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Labour was overtaxed and capital undertaxed.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
What is more, we should neverovertaxemployees and consumers, either directly or indirectly, for they make a considerable contribution to growth.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
If those are overtaxed, the companies will not grow and expand.
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Indeed, they are overtaxed, but they are stuck with the position.
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I object to pay another extra halfpenny, because we are overtaxed already to the tune of £4,000,000 a year.
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I believe they are still overtaxed, but at least not grossly so.
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Will he consider taxing profits of £4,000 million when ordinary people are being grossly overtaxed?
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Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
He first ran up his war chest by overtaxing, and when he had a surplus he set out his pre-election bonanza.
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Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
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