| 单词 | impose |
| 释义 | impose (ɪmpoʊz ) Word forms: imposes , imposing , imposed 1. verb If you impose something on people, you use your authority to force them to accept it. Britain imposed fines on airlines which bring in passengers without proper papers. [VERB noun + on] Many companies have imposed a pay freeze. [VERB noun] The conditions imposed on volunteers were stringent. [VERB-ed] imposition (ɪmpəzɪʃən ) uncountable noun ...the imposition of a ban on cycling in the city centre. [+ of] Synonyms: charge, tax, duty, burden Synonyms: application, introduction, levying, decree 2. verb If you impose your opinions or beliefs on other people, you try and make people accept them as a rule or as a model to copy. Parents of either sex should beware of imposing their own tastes on their children. [VERB noun + on] 3. verb If something imposes strain, pressure, or suffering on someone, it causes them to experience it. The filming imposed an additional strain on her. [VERB noun + on] ...the pressures imposed upon teachers by ceaseless curriculum reforms. [VERB-ed] 4. verb If someone imposes on you, they unreasonably expect you to do something for them which you do not want to do. I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you. [VERB + on/upon] 'Mum thinks I should stop imposing on your hospitality, Leo,' said Grace. [VERB on/upon noun] imposition Word forms: impositions countable noun I know this is an imposition. But please hear me out. Synonyms: charge, tax, duty, burden Synonyms: application, introduction, levying, decree Synonyms: intrusion, liberty, presumption, cheek [informal] 5. verb If someone imposes themselves on you, they force you to accept their company although you may not want to. I didn't want to impose myself on my married friends. [V pron-refl + on] Collocations: impose a measure There will also be further measures imposed and a new onus on the police to enforce the rules. Times,Sunday Times The decline reflects the new lockdown measures imposed across the country and the government's demand for people to work from home where possible. Times,Sunday Times It also emphasises the importance of ensuring that charities con-tinue to have independent regulatory bodies and that any further measures imposed on the sector are proportionate. Times, Sunday Times The increase came after a series of measures imposed on diesels, which generally emit higher levels of toxic nitrogen oxides. Times, Sunday Times The 16-year-old habitual thief was told to write the note as part of a year of rehabilitation measures imposed by magistrates. The Sun The 1982 deal to impose a moratorium on commercial whaling, implemented in 1986, represented the best in international co-operation. Times, Sunday Times Scientists themselves imposed a moratorium and held a conference to devise rules. Times, Sunday Times However, he has imposed a moratorium on any further branch closures, pending the outcome of a medium-term strategic review. Times, Sunday Times As part of the restructuring, the airline imposed a moratorium on aircraft leases. Globe and Mail At the same time, the legislature imposed a moratorium on uranium mining in the state until such time that regulations to govern uranium mining could be enacted into law. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Is the employer allowed to impose a penalty like this? The Sun The university did not challenge the report but did not impose the penalty, even though no additional evidence was submitted. Times, Sunday Times Burger contended that a court with the power to impose this penalty should be subjected to judicial scrutiny. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The court will likely impose the penalty of dishonorable discharge on the junior officers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If not, it may dismiss the matter or impose a penalty appropriate to the misconduct. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Rapidly expanding production of iron and wheat and the tight monetary policies imposed by the gold standard resulted in deflation. Times, Sunday Times It has not only halted but begun to reverse the detested high-rise housing policies imposed by 'we know best' architects and town planners in the 1950s and 1960s. Times, Sunday Times Gradually the necessities of life imposed a policy of moderation. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The capitol, the metropole, was the source of ostensibly enlightened policies imposed throughout the distant colonies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 And from then on the indigenous languages have been subject to varying policies imposed on them by the colonial rule. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There would be a recognition that red tape and regulation impose an unacceptably high burden on innovation. Times, Sunday Times The raft of regulations imposed since 2008 means they are tighter than ever with their money — and more careful about who they lend to. Times, Sunday Times Complying with regulations imposes a fixed cost on businesses. Times, Sunday Times In an attempt to address this problem, the federal government has issued regulations imposing strict requirements on the sale or lease of residential property constructed prior to 1978. Christianity Today The 2007 regulations impose two main requirements. Times, Sunday Times If it was sold in licensed coffee-shops, we could impose a rule that the substances had to be low-potency. Times, Sunday Times Its burdens were to be shouldered by those whose duty it was 'to pacify, to impose the rule of law, to spare the conquered and wear down the proud'. The Times Literary Supplement Groups attempt to appropriate the device to impose their rule by the construction of particular code modalities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also imposed a rule that every new flood scheme must protect property worth at least eight times the cost of construction. Times, Sunday Times The last three months of the year were marked by a power vacuum; political authority was in a state of collapse, yet the victors chose not to impose their rule. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But the judge would be able to impose a sentence that reflected the circumstances. Times, Sunday Times In circumstances such as those the court was not obliged to impose the sentence in accordance with section 225(2), but its discretion to do so was unaffected. Times, Sunday Times The courts were told that they 'must' impose the sentence where conditions were met. Times, Sunday Times It was prosecut-ing counsel's duty to ensure that the judge did not, through inadvertence, impose a sentence that was outside his powers. Times, Sunday Times These went far beyond the criteria for imposing a sentence of whole life, he said. Times, Sunday Times However, the classification performance can be further improved if we impose some structure on the flats. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Not the least of the author's achievements lies in having imposed some structure on the innumerable excursions and encounters arranged for the delegates' instruction. The Times Literary Supplement A three-act structure imposed on real-life narrative. Times,Sunday Times And we foresaw the inevitable collapse of an artificial political structure imposed without the consent of the people. The Sun In the 20th century, however, many writers began to rebel against the traditional structures imposed by this form. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He said the bench would not impose the surcharge in any other cases that day. Times, Sunday Times Retailers, government departments, airlines and others impose a surcharge each time they accept a payment by credit card, in some cases of as much as 3%. Times, Sunday Times This small but useful acknowledgement of intergenerational inequality represents a continuation of the campaign of his predecessor who imposed the surcharge on the purchase of rental homes by buy-to-let investors. Times, Sunday Times Ministers have dropped a plan to impose a tax of 20 to 25 per cent on all land sold with planning permission. Times, Sunday Times Why impose a tax when you can remove a subsidy? Times, Sunday Times Most states impose a tax on the sale of tangible personal property. Christianity Today The proposals to impose a tax on chocolate cannot and will not be tolerated. The Sun Perhaps in the meanwhile we should impose a tax on oil and gas production to cover the cost of such environmental disasters. Times, Sunday Times Owners saw these wages as too high, so they attempted to impose a wage decrease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It also introduced legislation to impose a wage freeze on 481,000 additional public sector workers in hospitals, colleges, public agencies and the civil service. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Sawyer threatened to impose a wage increase; that stratagem failed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A condition of bail did not impose an obligation on the person granted bail. Times, Sunday Times It would not be appropriate to impose that obligation on every sibling. Times,Sunday Times These contracts impose the obligation to wear and use branded equipment, with punitive sanctions for failing to do so. Times, Sunday Times A statement said the justices had 'decided not to impose this obligation on advocates appearing before them' — 'provided all the advocates in any particular case agree'. The Sun In so far as article 2 imposed any obligation, that was a new, freestanding obligation that arose by reason of current events. Times, Sunday Times Politicians may decide to impose legislation to force the papers to take part. Times, Sunday Times The stand-off could result in politicians threatening to impose legislation to require the newspapers to take part. Times, Sunday Times Unless we get a recession to occupy the minds of those in charge, they will impose legislation. Times, Sunday Times Under new, easily imposed legislation, everyone who wanted a fight could have one - and suffer the penal consequences. Times, Sunday Times The courts have been reluctant to impose liability on directors for an exercise of poor judgment. Christianity Today Because states are afraid that, if they impose liability their big corporations working elsewhere in the world would have their assets frozen. ST Nor was the fact that the defendant could be said to have created the risk sufficient to impose liability. Times, Sunday Times Hence, they sought to impose liability for humiliating personal injury, regardless of the physical effects of the injury. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 No law based on rational principles can impose liability on each and every act of carelessness. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some states impose limitations on the authority of nonresident ministers to perform marriages. Christianity Today This would impose limitations on spending, while the government's ability to borrow from capital markets was restrained by higher borrowing costs, he said. ST The new rules also impose limitations on how threats are assessed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The investigation could also impose limitations, conditions or a ban on any further co-operation. Times, Sunday Times Some providers also impose limitations, such as curfews on late-night driving. Times, Sunday Times In the meantime, both sides would be obliged to impose tariffs on each other's exports, threatening immediate disruption to goods and agricultural change. Times, Sunday Times He has further threatened to impose tariffs of as much as 25 per cent on imports of foreignbuilt vehicles. Times, Sunday Times And he demands fair rather than free trade, reserving the right to impose tariffs and resist subsidised imports. Times, Sunday Times Don't impose tariffs on anyone - especially not your allies. Times, Sunday Times Section 232 allows the president to impose tariffs or block imports in other ways if he believes that these imports would 'impair the national security'. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 强制实行 Japanese: 課する |
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