surcharge
/ˈsɜːtʃɑːdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈɚtʃˌɑrdʒ] /ˈsɜːrtʃɑːrdʒ/ (ame, ipa) · [sˈɚtʃˌɑrdʒ] /ˈsər-ˌchärj How to pronounce surcharge (audio)/ (ame, mw) · /ˈsɜː.tʃɑːdʒ/ (bre, ipa) · [sˈɚtʃˌɑrdʒ] /ˈsɝː.tʃɑːrdʒ/ (ame, ipa)
surcharge — 名詞
- surchargesingular
- surchargesplural
1. a fee added on top of the normal price, bill, or service charge.
附加費
加在原本費用上的額外收費
a fee added on top of the normal price, bill, or service charge.
The airline added a fuel surcharge to every ticket sold in July.
那家航空公司把燃油附加費加到七月售出的每一張機票上。
collocation: fuel surcharge
Guests who paid by card faced a 3% surcharge at the front desk.
用卡付款的住客在櫃檯得多付一筆 3% 的附加費。
card-payment surcharge
Because the parcel was too large, Kenji had to pay a surcharge.
因為包裹太大，Kenji 得支付一筆附加費。
Parents noticed a late-payment surcharge on the school bus bill.
家長注意到校車帳單上有一筆逾期付款附加費。
Lucia questioned the weekend surcharge printed on her hotel receipt.
Lucia 對收據上印出的週末附加費提出疑問。
- fee
broader and more neutral; it does not itself suggest an added cost
- premium
often suggests a higher price for extra quality or risk, not just an extra charge
- markup
focuses on raising the selling price, not necessarily listing a separate extra fee
- penalty
usually tied more clearly to breaking a rule or paying late
文法句型
pay a surcharge
surcharge on + noun
add/impose a surcharge
用法筆記
Often used for a fixed extra fee added to a bill or service, especially for fuel, card payments, or late payment. Common after 'on' and in compounds such as 'fuel surcharge'.
常見錯誤
surcharge — 動詞
- surchargepresent simple I / you / we / they
- surcharges3rd person singular
- surcharging-ing form
- surchargedpast simple
1. to add a separate extra fee to a bill, service, or payment because of a special
加收
在原有費用上再另加一筆錢
to add a separate extra fee to a bill, service, or payment because of a special cost or condition.
The hotel surcharged card payments after its bank raised card fees.
那家旅館在銀行調高刷卡費後，對刷卡付款加收費用。
surcharge [payment type]
Shirin was surcharged for checking in two heavy bags at the airport.
Shirin 因為托運兩個重行李，在機場被加收費用。
passive: be surcharged for [reason]
Some delivery apps surcharge small orders during heavy rain.
有些外送 App 會在大雨時對小額訂單加收費用。
The garage surcharged the repair bill for Saturday service.
那家修車廠因為週六服務，對維修帳單加收了一筆費用。
Customers complained when the venue surcharged every drink after 10 p.m.
當場館在晚上十點後對每杯飲料加收費用時，顧客都抱怨了。
文法句型
surcharge a bill
surcharge somebody for something
be surcharged for + noun/verb-ing
用法筆記
This is a formal business use. The object is usually a bill, payment, ticket, or order, and the reason often follows 'for'. Distinguish from sense 2, which is about charging an unfairly high price.
常見錯誤
2. to make someone pay more than is fair or reasonable for something.
超收
向人收取高於合理價格的費用
to make someone pay more than is fair or reasonable for something.
Taxi drivers sometimes surcharge tourists outside the station on festival nights.
計程車司機有時會在節慶夜裡，對車站外的遊客超收費用。
object is the person paying
The repairman surcharged Femi for a part that cost only ten dollars.
那名修理工替一個只值十美元的零件，對 Femi 超收了費用。
surcharge somebody for [item]
Residents said the landlord had surcharged them for water all winter.
住戶說，房東整個冬天都在水費上對他們超收。
Noa warned her grandfather that the shop surcharged older customers.
Noa 提醒祖父，那家店會對年長顧客超收。
A quick online search showed that the clinic had surcharged many families.
快速上網一查，就看得出那家診所曾對很多家庭超收費用。
- overcharge
the most direct everyday equivalent for charging too much
- gouge
stronger and more informal, especially when sellers exploit urgent demand
- rip off
informal and strongly accusatory; suggests deliberate cheating
- undercharge
to ask for less money than the usual or correct amount
文法句型
surcharge somebody
surcharge somebody for something
be surcharged for + noun
用法筆記
This sense focuses on unfair or excessive pricing. The customer is usually the object, while the item or service often comes after 'for'. Distinguish from sense 1, which can be a stated extra fee that is not necessarily unfair.
常見錯誤
3. to put too much weight, material, or electrical charge into something so that it
裝載過量
把重量或電量加到超過上限
to put too much weight, material, or electrical charge into something so that it goes beyond its safe or intended limit.
Workers surcharged the truck with bricks until the back wheels sank.
工人把卡車裝載過量，塞進太多磚塊，直到後輪都往下沉。
surcharge [vehicle] with [load]
The cook surcharged the mixer bowl with dough and burned out the motor.
廚師把攪拌盆裝得過滿，塞了太多麵糰，結果馬達燒壞了。
surcharge [container] with [material]
During the move, the crew surcharged the elevator with boxes and jammed the doors.
搬家時，工作人員把電梯裝載過量，塞滿箱子，還卡住了門。
Rafi surcharged the shelves with textbooks, and one board cracked overnight.
Rafi 把書架裝載過量，堆滿教科書，結果一塊層板隔夜就裂了。
The mechanic said the cheap charger had surcharged the battery cells.
那位技師說，便宜的充電器先前把電池芯充得過量了。
文法句型
surcharge something with something
be surcharged with + noun
用法筆記
The object is a thing being loaded, not a customer or a bill. This sense is uncommon in everyday English today and usually appears in technical, mechanical, or older-style writing.