imperative
adjective
uk/ɪmˈper.ə.tɪv/us/ɪmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/imperativeadjective(URGENT)
C2
extremelyimportantorurgent:
极重要的；紧急的；迫切的[+ that]Thepresidentsaid it was imperativethatthereleaseof allhostagesbesecured.总统说当前要务是确保所有人质都获释。
[+ to infinitive]It's imperativetoactnow before theproblemgets reallyserious.必须现在就采取行动，而不是等到问题变得难以收拾。
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- at all cost(s)idiom
- be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
- chief
- clutch
- co-principal
- life-and-death
- life-changing
- mainly
- major league
- make the world go around/roundidiom
- meaningful
- pressing
- prized
- prominent
- radical
- revalorization
- revalorize
- sacred
- subtle
imperativeadjective(GRAMMAR)
languagespecialized
used todescribetheformof averbthat is usually used for givingorders:
祈使语气In the phrase "Leave himalone!", theverb"leave" is in the imperativeform.在句子 Leave him alone! 中，动词 leave 用的是祈使语气。
Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- art
- bare infinitive
- bent
- continuous
- infinitive
- non-progressive
- passive
- passivization
- pluperfect
- present
- present participle
- progressive
- subjunctive
- the active voice
- the first person
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the present continuous
- the third person
Grammar
Clause types
There are four basic types of main clause: declaratives (statements), interrogatives (questions), imperatives (orders/instructions) and exclamatives (used for exclamations).…Declarative clauses
Declarative clauses most commonly function as statements. The usual word order is subject (s) + verb (v) + x. Declaratives can be affirmative or negative. They make statements about how things are and how they are not.…Interrogative clauses
Interrogative clauses most commonly function as questions. The usual word order is (wh-word) + auxiliary/modal verb (aux/m) + subject + verb + x:…Imperative clauses
Imperative clauses most commonly function as commands, instructions or orders. The usual word order is verb + x. We do not usually include the subject in an imperative clause. We use the base form of the verb:…Exclamative clauses
Exclamative clauses usually have one of the following word orders:…Commands and instructions
We often use an imperative in commands, and we also use must. They both sound very direct:…Giving commands
We often use an imperative in commands, and we also use must. They both sound very direct:…Giving instructions
We use instructions to tell someone how to do something. We usually use imperatives. They do not sound too direct in this context:…Imperative clauses (Be quiet!)
We use imperative clauses when we want to tell someone to do something (most commonly for advice, suggestions, requests, commands, orders or instructions).…Imperatives with subject pronouns
For emphasis, we can use you in an imperative clause:…Imperatives withdo
When we use the emphatic do auxiliary, it makes an imperative sound more polite and more formal:…Imperatives withlet(let’s)
We use let to form first person and third person imperatives.…Negative imperatives
To make negative imperatives, we use the auxiliary do + not + the infinitive without to. The full form do not, is rather formal. In speaking, we usually use don’t:…Negative imperatives with subject pronoun
We can use emphatic pronoun you or anyone/anybody after don’t in negative imperatives, especially in informal speaking:…Negative imperative oflet’s
We often use the phrase let’s not:…Question tags commonly used after imperatives
We sometimes use question tags with imperatives. They make the imperative less direct:…Imperatives as offers and invitations
We can use imperatives to make offers and invitations:…imperative
noun
uk/ɪmˈper.ə.tɪv/us/ɪmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/imperativenoun(GRAMMAR)
B2[S]languagespecialized
theformof averbthat is usually used for givingorders:
祈使语气动词In the phrase "Leave himalone!", theverb"leave" is an imperative/isin theimperative.在句子 Leave him alone! 中，动词 leave 是祈使语气动词。
- Asentencethat is acommand, such as 'Stand over there',containsan imperative.
- The nextlessonteachesyou how to use the imperativetenseofSpanishverbscorrectly.
Linguistics: verb forms, tenses & types of verbs
- accusative
- art
- bare infinitive
- bent
- continuous
- infinitive
- non-progressive
- passive
- passivization
- pluperfect
- present
- present participle
- progressive
- subjunctive
- the active voice
- the first person
- the future perfect
- the past continuous
- the present continuous
- the third person
imperativenoun(URGENT)
[C]
something that isextremelyimportantorurgent:
极重要；紧急；迫切Getting theunemployedback towork, said themayor, is amoralimperative.市长说，让失业人员重返工作岗位是一件道义上必须做的事。
Important and essential things
- -based
- amenity
- bare
- be-all
- big league
- focal point
- foreground
- fulcrum
- fundament
- grandaddy
- heavyweight
- hot button
- name
- need
- nexus
- nub
- nucleus
- the grandaddy ofsomethingidiom
- the name of the gameidiom
- you can't make bricks without strawidiom
Grammar
Clause types
There are four basic types of main clause: declaratives (statements), interrogatives (questions), imperatives (orders/instructions) and exclamatives (used for exclamations).…Declarative clauses
Declarative clauses most commonly function as statements. The usual word order is subject (s) + verb (v) + x. Declaratives can be affirmative or negative. They make statements about how things are and how they are not.…Interrogative clauses
Interrogative clauses most commonly function as questions. The usual word order is (wh-word) + auxiliary/modal verb (aux/m) + subject + verb + x:…Imperative clauses
Imperative clauses most commonly function as commands, instructions or orders. The usual word order is verb + x. We do not usually include the subject in an imperative clause. We use the base form of the verb:…Exclamative clauses
Exclamative clauses usually have one of the following word orders:…Commands and instructions
We often use an imperative in commands, and we also use must. They both sound very direct:…Giving commands
We often use an imperative in commands, and we also use must. They both sound very direct:…Giving instructions
We use instructions to tell someone how to do something. We usually use imperatives. They do not sound too direct in this context:…Imperative clauses (Be quiet!)
We use imperative clauses when we want to tell someone to do something (most commonly for advice, suggestions, requests, commands, orders or instructions).…Imperatives with subject pronouns
For emphasis, we can use you in an imperative clause:…Imperatives withdo
When we use the emphatic do auxiliary, it makes an imperative sound more polite and more formal:…Imperatives withlet(let’s)
We use let to form first person and third person imperatives.…Negative imperatives
To make negative imperatives, we use the auxiliary do + not + the infinitive without to. The full form do not, is rather formal. In speaking, we usually use don’t:…Negative imperatives with subject pronoun
We can use emphatic pronoun you or anyone/anybody after don’t in negative imperatives, especially in informal speaking:…Negative imperative oflet’s
We often use the phrase let’s not:…Question tags commonly used after imperatives
We sometimes use question tags with imperatives. They make the imperative less direct:…Imperatives as offers and invitations
We can use imperatives to make offers and invitations:…