tattooed on his.sftouZder•他让人给他在肩|膀上刺了r颗心 形图案。◊ His shouider was
tattooed with a heart.也的
肩膀上-了一颗心形图案。
tat-too-ist /ta'tuust; NAmE tae't-/ noun a person who draws tattoos
on people’s skin, as a job 文身师.；刺青师 tatty /'taeti/ adj. [informal, especially Br£) in a bad condition because
it has been used a lot or has not been cared for well褴褛的；破烂的；破败的；邋遢的SHZ1
shabby： a tatty carpet 破旧的地毯
tau /to:; tau/ noun the 19th letter of the Greek alphabet (T，T)希腊字母表的第19个字母 taught pt, pp of TEACH taunt-/to:nt/ verb, noun
m verb [VN] to try to make sb
angry or upset by saying unkind things about thenij laughing at their failures,
etc.辱骂；嘲笑;■讽刺；奚_:
77ie.otherfcid5_continuaZZy
taunted Wm about his size.其他孩予不断地耻笑他_的个
头儿。
■
noun an insulting or unkind
remark that is intended to make sb angry or upset嘲笑（或讽刺、奚落等）的言
舌辛：Black players often had to
endure racist taunts. ^ 人运动员经常得忍受种族歧视性的奚落。
taupe /teup;
NAmE toup/ noun [U] a brownish-grey
colour 褐灰也► taupe a办
taurine /'to:ri:n/ noun [u] an acid substance which is sometimes used
in drinks that are designed to make you feel more active牛磺酸，氨基乙磺酸（用于饮料，
可提神）
Taurus /'toires/ noun 1 [U] the second sign of
the zodiac，the Bull黄道第二宫；金牛宫；金牛（星）座
2 [sing.] a person born under the influence
of this sign, that is between 21 April and 21 May 属金牛座的人（■_ 约 出生于
4 月
21
日至'5 月
21
日）►Taur.ean /'toirian) noun, adj.
taut /ta:t/ 〇〇[/•. 1 stretched tightly 拉紧的；绷紧的：JCeep the rope taut.把绳子拉紧，别松开。2
showing
that you are anxious or tense显得索张的（或焦虑的、不妾的
等?) b Her/ace was taut and 她神色紧张脸色苍
白。3 (of a
person or their tody 人或人体）witir firm muscles; not iat肌肉结实的；不备胖舍：His body was soM and tout•他身妹结实，肌_发4 (of a piece of writing,
etc.文章等）tightiy controlled, with no unnecessary
parts in it 结构严谨的；紧凑的► taut.ly adv, taut-ness noun [U]
tauf*en /'toitn/ verb [V, VN] to become taut; to make sth taut (使）拉紧，绷紧
tau-tol-ogy /to:'tDl8d3i; NAmE -'tail-/ noun [U, C] a statement in
which you say the same thing twice in different words, when this is
unnecessary, for example ‘They spoke in turn, one after the other.’ 同义反复； 赘述► tanto-logic.al
/,to:t9_lDd3ikl;
-la:d3-/、〇£/_/••
tau-tolo-gous
/toi'tDlagas;
NAmE-'tail-/ adj. tav.ern /'tsevdii; NAmE.々dm/ noun [old'use or literary) a pub or an inn酒馆；小旅店i客栈 taw-dry /'toidri/ adj. (disapproving) 1 intended to be bright and attractive but cheap and of
low quality 俗丽 而f值钱的；俗气的；花里确哨的：tawdryjeweHe/y 俗丽便宜的首饰.2
involving
low moral standards; extremely unpleasant or offensive 粗俗的下流的；.卑
鄙的；卑污的：a tawdry qj^air卑細下i的知瘥► taw- dri-ne$s noun [U]
tawny /'toini/
adj. brownish-yellow in
colour H H 的；余的：t/ie Hon’s tawny mane狮子的黄褐色
'tawny owl noun a reddish-brown or grey European bird
of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) of the owl
family灰林鸮（.产于欧洲的一种红褐色
或灰色的鸦科猛禽） tax /taeks/ noun, verb
m noun [G, U] ~ (on sth) money
that you have to pay to the government so that it can pay for public services.
People pay tax according to their income and businesses pay tax according to
their profits. Tax is also often paid on goods and services.税；税款to raise/ cut taxes增加/削减税收◊ tax fncreases/cuts税款的增
力口 / 削减◊ .'changes in tax rates 税率的变％
◊
to
pay over £2 000
in
tax 缴纳 1 000 多英镑的税i ◊ promts be/ore/
a/ter
tax税前/税i后利润◊ a tax on
cigarettes香烟税
—see
also corporation tax, council tax, inheritance TAX, POLL
TAX, ROAD TAX, SALES TAX, STEALTH TAX, VALUE ADDED TAX, WITHHOLDING TAX
SYNONYMS同义词辨析
tax
duty ♦ customs ♦
tariff ♦ levy ♦ excise
These
are all words for money that you have to pay to the government•以上备坪均指税款。
tax money that you have to
pay to the government so that it can pay for public services 指税、■税款：
/nawne 所得税:◊ taxcwfs 减税
duty a tax that you pay on
things that you buy, especially those that you bring into a country 税项，尤指进口货物女纳的关税：7>?e company has to pay customs duties on all imports.该公與须"k所有. 进口货物缴纳关税。
customs
tax
that is paid when goods are brought in from other countries'指关税、进 口税，
tariff a tax that is paid on
goods coming into or going out of a country 指关税：A
general tariff was imposed on/ore/gn /’mports•国杯进口货物当肘按普通税率征
税。
levy
an
extra amount of money that has to be paid, especially as a tax to the
government指征收额，.尤指
税款：a /<?vy on o/7
/mports对进0石池征也的蟯款
exdse
a
tax that is paid on some goods made, sold or used within a country 指，内货.税、消费税：There
has been a sharp increase in vehicle excise.机动车消费'
税剧增。
DUTY,
CUSTOMS, TARIFF, LEVY OR EXCISE?用 duty、 customs、tariff、levy 还是 excise?
These
are all words for taxes on goods. Excise is for goods sold within a country.
Customs is for goods brought into a country. Tariffs are on goods going into or
coming out of a country, often in order to protect industry from cheap imports.
Duty is more general and can be a customs or excise tax. Levy is the most
general of all and .can be any sQrt of tax or charge.以' 上各词均指货品税。excise指国内货品税；customs指 进口货品税；tariff指常为使国内工业免遭廉价进口商
品的冲击，对进出口商品征收的关税；duty较笼统，
指进口货品税或国内货品税均可；levy在这组词中最
笼统，可指任何种类的税或收费。
PATTERNS
AND COLLOCATIONS
n (a)
tax/duty/tariff/levy/excise on sth
■
to pay an amount of money in
tax/duty/customs/ tariffs/levies/excise
鼸 to
pay. (a) tax/duty/customs/tariff/levy/exci^e
■
to collect taxes/duties
■
to increase/raise/reduce (a)
tax/duty/customs/tariff/ levy/excise
■
to impose (a) tax/duty/tariff/levy
■
to cut taxes/duties
蠢:.to put (a)
.t.ax/duty/tariff on sth.
■
verb [VN] 1 to put a tax on
sbVsth; to make sb pay tax .对…征税；课税；使纳税：Any interest payments are taxed as part o/your income•利羞所得作矢你收入的一部
分要予以征税。◊ His declared aim
was to tax: the rfc/i. i也宣希他的目知是向富人征税。2 to
pay tax on a vehicle so that, you may use it on the roads 缴纳车.辆 牌照税：77ie car is talced unt^ Ju〖y.这辆汽车命&照税
缴纳到了 七月。3 to need a .great
amount of physical or mental effort使负重担；使受压力；使大伤脑筋：
77ie
questions did not tax me.那些问题没有让我费脑筋。
〇 The
problem is currently taxing the brains of the nation^ experts (= making them think
very hard). @ Btf 这个问题使得全i的专家大伤脑筋。tax sb with