overtaxes

英 [ˌəʊvəˈtæksɪz] 美 [ˌoʊvərˈtæksɪz]

v.  使用过度; (使)超负荷工作; (对人或机构)课税过重,多收税款
overtax的第三人称单数



柯林斯词典

  1. VERB 使负担过重;使超负荷工作;过度使用
    If you overtax someone or something, you force them to work harder than they can really manage, and may do them harm as a result.
    1. ...a contralto who has overtaxed her voice.
      用嗓过度的女低音
  2. VERB 对…征税过重
    If you say that a government is overtaxing its people, you mean that it is making them pay more tax than you think they should pay.
    1. You can't help Britain by overtaxing its people.
      向国民过重课税对英国于事无补。