imposed
past simple and past participle ofimpose
| 单词 | imposed |
| 释义 | imposed past simple and past participle ofimpose impose verb uk/ɪmˈpəʊz/us/ɪmˈpoʊz/imposeverb(FORCE)C1[T] toofficiallyforcearule,tax,punishment, etc. to beobeyedorreceived: Very hightaxeshaverecentlybeen imposedoncigarettes. Judges are imposingincreasinglyheavyfinesforminordrivingoffences. Thecouncilhas imposed abanonalcoholin thecityparks. C1[T] toforcesomeone toacceptsomething,especiallyabeliefor way ofliving: I don'twantthem to imposetheirreligiousbeliefsonmychildren. We must impose somekindoforderonthe way thisofficeisrun.
Causing somebody to act
imposeverb(EXPECT)[I] toexpectsomeone to do something for you orspendtimewith you when they do notwantto or when it is notconvenientfor them: Are yousureit's allrightfor me to cometonight? I don'twantto impose. She's always imposingonpeople-askingfavoursand getting everyone to do things for her. Treating people or animals badly
Examplesofimposedimposed In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. On the contrary, when a double support phase takes too long, the trajectories for the following single support phase areimposedon the system. From theCambridge English Corpus If there is too little regulation, excessive costs may beimposedon third parties and the net social benefits of transfers may be negative. From theCambridge English Corpus This patience derives from understanding that the intervention will have little impact if it is forciblyimposed, an insight that develops during a speaker's life. From theCambridge English Corpus In fact, although the discipline heimposedin his factory was a severe one, it was born of a desire to improve his workmen's lot. From theCambridge English Corpus The antisymmetric part of this bulk stress is equal t o half the total coupleimposedon the particles per unit volume of the suspension. From theCambridge English Corpus First, note that conditionsimposedon the betterness relation can incorporate more than just egalitarian concerns. From theCambridge English Corpus It differed from the output of other electronic music studios, because of the specific visual and psychological contextimposedby the spoken word. From theCambridge English Corpus It is against thisimposedhegemony (often criticised as white and imperialistic) that contextual theology arose as a contested discipline. From theCambridge English Corpus When the constraint isimposedexclusive of the investment, inflation affects the pattern (and volume) of trade through a commodity-substitution effect. From theCambridge English Corpus It is argued that these features probably reflect common adaptations to the constraintsimposedby the aquatic environment. From theCambridge English Corpus Itimposednew taxes while putting a cap on spending, transferred control from unions to the state, and eliminated special regimes for public-sector workers. From theCambridge English Corpus As the simulation proceeds, the driving fieldimposedat the upstream boundary penetrates into the current sheet. From theCambridge English Corpus We haveimposedstrong efficiency requirements demanding that queries are answered in a matter of seconds. From theCambridge English Corpus To analyze the instability development random per turbations have beenimposedupon the outer shell in a region nearby the maximum density. From theCambridge English Corpus However, there is little empirical evidence demonstrating that the hierarchyimposedby the exclusion criteria is meaningful. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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