levy

名词 levy:

1. a charge imposed and collected
2. the act of drafting into military service
   同义词：levy en masse

动词 levy:

1. impose and collect
   同义词：impose
2. cause to assemble or enlist in the military
   同义词：recruit, raise

1. The court may have to levy on your estate to pay your debts.
   法庭可能不得不扣押你的房地产，用来偿付你的债务。
2. A payment exacted for a special purpose; an impost or a levy.
   税为某一特定目的征收的费用; 税或征税
3. The government levies a fine against the factories for polluting the air with smoke.
   政府向以烟尘污染空气的工厂征收罚金。
4. The nation levied all able-bodied man for the war.
   国家征召所有壮丁参战。

lev.y

v.（动词）
lev.ied,lev.y.ing,lev.ies
v.tr.（及物动词）
To impose or collect (a tax, for example).
征税：征收或收集（如税款）
To draft into military service.
征召：征募…服兵役
To declare and wage (a war).
发动（战争）：发起和进行（战争）
v.intr.（不及物动词）
To confiscate property, especially in accordance with a legal judgment.
扣押：扣押财产，尤指通过法律手续
n.（名词）
【复数】 lev.ies
The act or process of levying.
征收：征收的行为或过程
Money, property, or troops levied.
征收额，扣押的财产或所征兵员

来源：
Middle English levien
中古英语 levien
from leve [levy, tax]
源自 leve [税款，税收]
from Old French levee [from feminine past participle of] lever [to raise] * see lever
源自 古法语 levee [] 源自lever的阴性过去分词 [募集，征集] *参见 lever

【引伸】
lev.ier
n.（名词）