The place where a customer makes a payment for goods or services.
銷售點
解釋: 指進行交易的地點,在零售業中通常指收銀台或結帳處。
範例: The tax refund form must be requested at the point of sale.
To register at an airport or hotel.
辦理登記/報到
解釋: 在機場指將行李交給航空公司並領取登機證的過程。
範例: You'll need to go to the customs desk before checking in your luggage.
To put something into a container for storage or transport.
收起來、裝箱
解釋: 指將物品整齊地放入行李箱或儲藏空間中。
範例: Don't pack away your purchases until the customs officer has seen them.
During a process or a journey.
在此過程中;在途中
解釋: 可以用於實際的旅途,也可以用於抽象的事務進展過程。
範例: I think I've kept most of them, but I might have lost a couple along the way.
To plan for more time than is strictly necessary to avoid being late.
預留額外時間
解釋: 指為了應對可能的延誤或繁瑣程序而提前準備時間。
範例: Having allowed extra time for the refund process, you won't feel rushed.
A reimbursement of the Value Added Tax (VAT) paid on goods by non-residents of a country or region.
增值稅退稅
解釋: VAT 是 Value Added Tax 的縮寫。在日常生活中 refund 指的是一般的退款,但在稅務情境下,這是一個特定的法律程序,允許外國遊客退回在購物時支付的消費稅。
範例: Since you are visiting from the US, you are eligible for a VAT refund on these clothes.
Exempt from payment of national taxes or customs duties, typically on goods sold at airports.
免稅的
解釋: Duty 在日常生活中通常指「責任」或「義務」,但在貿易和旅遊情境中,它專指「關稅」。Duty-free 指的是免除關稅的商品。
範例: I bought some expensive whiskey at the duty-free shop in the airport.
The government department responsible for collecting tariffs and controlling the flow of goods into and out of a country.
海關
解釋: Customs 的複數形式在日常英語中常指「習俗」或「傳統」,但在旅遊情境下,它專指政府負責檢查貨物和徵收關稅的機構。
範例: We had to declare the electronics we bought when we went through customs.
To formally request money or a benefit that you have a legal right to receive.
申領 / 索取
解釋: Claim 在日常對話中常指「聲稱」某事是真的,但在保險、稅務或法律情境下,它指的是正式要求獲得你法律上有權得到的款項或補償。
範例: You can claim your travel expenses back from the company.