levy
US
UK levy n: (tax)
SC 税款 shuì kuǎn
The education levy was supposed to pay for teacher salaries.
教育税款应该用来支付教师薪酬。
levy [sth] vtr: (taxes)
SC 征（税） zhēng （ shuì ）
TC 徵（稅）
TC 徵（稅）
SC 课（税） zhēng （ shuì ），kè （ shuì ）
The government levied taxes at the beginning of each year.
政府每年年初征税。
levy n: (conscripted soldier)
SC 征召的士兵
The levies were sent to the front first as cannon fodder.
levy n: (conscription)
SC 征兵 zhēng bīng
SC 招兵 zhēng bīng，zhāo bīng
The military levy wasn't universally welcomed.
军队征兵并非广受欢迎。
levy [sth] vtr: (war)
SC 征召 zhēng zhào
SC 征募 zhēng zhào，zhēng mù
The king levied people into his army before launching his war.
levy [sb] vtr: (tax)
SC 向…征税 xiàng zhēng shuì
TC 向…徵稅
TC 向…徵稅
In feudal times, lords levied their serfs.