an additional charge (as for items previously omitted or as a penalty for failure to exercise common caution or common skill)
Verb:
charge an extra fee, as for a special service
rip off; ask an unreasonable price
fill to capacity with people;"The air raids had surcharged the emergency wards"
print a new denomination on a stamp or a banknote
fill to an excessive degree;"The air was surcharged with tension"
place too much a load on;"don"t overload the car"
show an omission in (an account) for which credit ought to have been given
中英词源
surcharge 超收，增收
sur-,超过，charge,索价，要价。Www.WeNTiyI.Com
surcharge (v.)
early 15c., "overcharge, charge too much expense," from Old French surcharger "to overload, overburden, overcharge" (12c.), from sur- "over" (see sur- (1)) + chargier "to load" (see charge (v.)). Meaning "make an extra charge on" is from 1885. The noun is also first attested early 15c. Related: Surcharged; surcharging.
词态变化
复数 surcharges;
权威造句
1. A surcharge of 40 francs was added to our bill.
我们的账单上加了40法郎的附加费.
来自《简明英汉词典》
2. A surcharge is levied on late applications.
迟交的申请要收取附加费.
来自《简明英汉词典》
3. There is a surcharge for excess baggage.
行李超重要交一定的附加费.
来自《简明英汉词典》
4. The government introduced a 15% surcharge on imports.
政府对进口产品加收15%的附加费。
来自辞典例句
5. We have slashed the National Insurance Surcharge.
我们削减了国民保险额外费.
来自辞典例句
近反义词
import surcharge 进口附加税
local surcharge 地方附加费
canal surcharge 绕道附加费
investment surcharge 投资收入附加税...
flood surcharge 洪水超高
surcharge load 超载,过载
currency surcharge 币值附加费
emergency surcharge 紧急附加费
congestion surcharge 拥挤附加费
tax surcharge 附加税
optional surcharge 选择卸货港费...
devaluation surcharge 贬值附加费
surcharge storage 超高库容
bunker surcharge 燃料附加费
port surcharge 港口附加费
port congestion surcharge 港口拥塞附加费...
相似短语
Suez surcharge 苏伊士附加费指当苏伊士运河(Suez Canal)因政治或其它事故而关闭时，须绕道南非好望角(Cape of Good Hope)所增加的成本，由船公司向货主于基本运费外另加收取的费用。
