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单词 impose
释义
impose
verb
uk
/ɪmˈpəʊz/us
/ɪmˈpoʊz/

imposeverb(FORCE)

C1[T]
toofficiallyforcearule,tax,punishment, etc. to beobeyedorreceived:
推行；强制实行
Very hightaxeshaverecentlybeen imposedoncigarettes.最近对香烟开征很高的税。
Judges are imposingincreasinglyheavyfinesforminordrivingoffences.法官们对轻微的违章驾驶开始处以越来越重的罚款。
Thecouncilhas imposed abanonalcoholin thecityparks.市政会禁止在城市公园中饮酒。
C1[T]
toforcesomeone toacceptsomething,especiallyabeliefor way ofliving:
把（尤指信仰或生活方式）强加于
I don'twantthem to imposetheirreligiousbeliefsonmychildren.我不希望他们把自己的宗教信仰强加给我的孩子们。
We must impose somekindoforderonthe way thisofficeisrun.我们得给这个办公室的管理定出规章来。
More examples
  • Hewantsthegovernmentto imposestrictcontrolsondogownership.
  • Inviewof thequantityofdrugsinvolved, 16yearswas the mostlenientsentencethejudgecould impose.
  • Thegovernmenthasfailedto imposeitswill uponregionalcommunities.
  • Centralgovernmenthas imposed acaponlocaltaxincreases.
  • Somepeoplelike thesenseofstructurethat amilitarylifestyleimposes.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Causing somebody to act
  • arm-twisting
  • bludgeon
  • bounce
  • bouncesomeoneintosomething
  • bulldoze
  • bully
  • forcibly
  • holdsomeoneto ransomidiom
  • impel
  • jolt
  • kick
  • railroad
  • reduce
  • reducesomeonetosomething
  • reimpose
  • reimposition
  • screw
  • slap
  • squeeze
  • trap
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imposeverb(EXPECT)

[I]
toexpectsomeone to do something for you orspendtimewith you when they do notwantto or when it is notconvenientfor them:
勉强；打扰，麻烦
Are yousureit's allrightfor me to cometonight? I don'twantto impose.你肯定我今天晚上来没有问题吗？我不想太麻烦你。
She's always imposingonpeople-askingfavoursand getting everyone to do things for her.她总是强人所难——要人帮忙做这做那。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Treating people or animals badly
  • a raw dealidiom
  • abuser
  • anti-harassment
  • at the hands ofsomeoneidiom
  • batten
  • batten onsomeone
  • ill-treat
  • ill-treatment
  • ill-used
  • inflict
  • infliction
  • prey
  • prey onsomething
  • putsomeonethroughsomething
  • put upon
  • tyrannize
  • tyranny
  • uncared for
  • use
  • victimization
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(Definition ofimposefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

impose| American Dictionary

impose
verb
us
/ɪmˈpoʊz/

imposeverb(MAKE RULES)

[T]
toestablishsomething as aruleto beobeyed, or toforcetheacceptanceof something:
Settlers often imposedtheircultureon thepeoplesof thecountriestheyconquered.

imposeverb(INCONVENIENCE)

[I]
tocauseinconvenienceto someone or totrytospendtimewith them when they do notwantyou to:
She’s always imposing onpeopleforfavors.
IhopeI’m not imposing bystayinganothernight.
(Definition ofimposefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

impose| Business English

impose
verb[T]
uk
/ɪmˈpəʊz/us
tointroducea newlaw,tax,rule, orpunishment:
impose a ban/restriction/penalty on sb/sthThey arecallingfor theregulatorybodyto impose abanontelevisionadsaimedat the under-12s.
to impose afine/tariff/tax
(Definition ofimposefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimpose

impose
Rigorous validation and quality control procedures have been imposed throughout the development course.
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That experience taught me that life's zero-sum nature imposes the hard responsibility of using limited time and energy wisely.
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On the contrary, when a double support phase takes too long, the trajectories for the following single support phase are imposed on the system.
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Even if the creation is overall beneficial for the child, that is not alone a sufficient reason to refuse toimposeliability.
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Treatise writers attempt toimposesome order on the decided cases-to reconstruct rationally what has been said and done in those cases.
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However, ideas and cultural practices, unlike institutions, are difficult toimposefrom above.
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I think of this as a mandatory code, imposed by each home country, unlike the voluntary code approach discussed below which is complementary.
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This patience derives from understanding that the intervention will have little impact if it is forcibly imposed, an insight that develops during a speaker's life.
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The difference in wealth between landlord and tenant might be so large as to allow the former toimposewhatever contract he wants.
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The antisymmetric part of this bulk stress is equal t o half the total couple imposed on the particles per unit volume of the suspension.
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For their productivity mission, and thus for imposing managerial absolutism, employers also relied on the sweeping offensive and sympathy lockouts.
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The question as to why governments do not eradicate all misdemeanors by imposing draconian penalties is yet to be resolved.
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Nevertheless, these standards willimposesignificant new costs on all providers, and it is expected that many small providers will be unable to meet them.
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Much of the existing work on the press imposes a clear division between the eighteenth and the nineteenth century.
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First, note that conditions imposed on the betterness relation can incorporate more than just egalitarian concerns.
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