单词 | levy |
释义 | levy /lev"ee/, n. , pl. levies, v. , levied, levying. n. 1. an imposing or collecting, as of a tax, by authority or force. 2. the amount owed or collected. 3. the conscription of troops. 4. the troops conscripted. v.t. 5. to impose (a tax): to levy a duty on imports. 6. to conscript (troops). 7. to start or wage (war). v.i. 8. to seize or attach property by judicial order. [1375-1425; late ME leve(e) < MF, n. use of fem. ptp. of lever to raise < L levare, akin to levis light; cf. LEVEE2] Syn. 6. draft, enlist, callup. |
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