单词 | impact |
释义 | impact (once / 330 pages) nv The noun impact can refer to a physical force (like a collision), an influence (a bad role model or a hero), or a strong effect (a foot of snow will have an impact on driving conditions). Impact is used most often as a noun. A good teacher might have an impact (influence) on a struggling student. The moment two comets collide is called the "moment of impact." But this versatile word can also be used as a verb, though many people prefer to use its synonyms instead: "affect," "bear upon," or "touch on." Impacted teeth are wedged together or stuck behind each other. WORD FAMILYimpact: impacted, impacting, impaction, impacts+/impaction: impactions USAGE EXAMPLESTrump signaled more protective U.S. trade policies, raising concerns about the impact on developing markets. Reuters(Jan 03, 2017) McEachin said the previous map “egregiously minimized the impact of certain voters,” and he applauded the change as a good start. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The conservancy also alleges the project's environmental impact report was inadequate. Los Angeles Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1n the striking of one body against another Hypo|Hyper blow, bump an impact (as from a collision) slama forceful impact that makes a loud noise jar, jolt, jounce, shocka sudden jarring impact concussionany violent blow rap, strike, tapa gentle blow bang, bash, belt, knock, smasha vigorous blow buffeting, poundingrepeated heavy blows sideswipea glancing blow from or on the side of something (especially motor vehicles) slap, smacka blow from a flat object (as an open hand) contact, impinging, striking the physical coming together of two or more things 2n a forceful consequence; a strong effect the book had an important impact on my thinking Syn|Hyper wallop consequence, effect, event, issue, outcome, result, upshot a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon 3n a strong influence Syn|Hyper encroachment, impingement influence causing something without any direct or apparent effort 4n the violent interaction of individuals or groups entering into combat Syn|Hyper shock combat, fight, fighting, scrap the act of fighting; any contest or struggle 5v press or wedge together; pack together Hyper force, squeeze, wedge squeeze like a wedge into a tight space 6v have an effect upon Syn|Hypo|Hyper affect, bear on, bear upon, touch, touch on strike a blow affect adversely repercusscause repercussions; have an unwanted effect tell onproduce an effect or strain on somebody redoundhave an effect for good or ill excite, stimulateact as a stimulant process, treatsubject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition hydrolise, hydrolizemake a compound react with water and undergo hydrolysis color, colour, distort, tingeaffect as in thought or feeling endanger, expose, peril, queer, scupperput in a dangerous, disadvantageous, or difficult position hit, strikeaffect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely subjectcause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, troubleto cause inconvenience or discomfort to act upon, influence, workhave and exert influence or effect slam-dunkmake a forceful move against propagatecause to propagate, as by grafting or layering bacterise, bacterizesubject to the action of bacteria iodise, iodizetreat with iodine nitratetreat with nitric acid, so as to change an organic compound into a nitrate tanktreat in a tank aerate, oxygenate, oxygenise, oxygenizeimpregnate, combine, or supply with oxygen mercerise, mercerizetreat to strengthen and improve the luster malttreat with malt or malt extract fluoridate, fluoridise, fluoridizesubject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride creosotetreat with creosote chlorinatetreat or combine with chlorine carbonatetreat with carbon dioxide camphoratetreat with camphor bromate, brominatetreat with bromine ammoniatetreat with ammonia irradiate, rayexpose to radiation scaldtreat with boiling water invigorate, quickengive life or energy to refinetreat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition innervatestimulate to action irritateexcite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus nitrify, nitrogenise, nitrogenizetreat with nitrogen or a nitrogen compound reverberatetreat, process, heat, melt, or refine in a reverberatory furnace currytreat by incorporating fat seedsprinkle with silver iodide particles to disperse and cause rain dosetreat with an agent; add (an agent) to sulfur, sulphurtreat with sulphur in order to preserve vulcanise, vulcanizesubject to vulcanization chrometreat with a chromium compound bituminise, bituminizetreat with bitumen Agenise, Agenizeage or bleach flour with Agene (nitrogen trichloride) runcause to perform carboxylatetreat (a chemical compound) with carboxyl or carboxylic acid saccharifyconvert into a simple soluble fermentable sugar by hydrolyzing a sugar derivative or complex carbohydrate beneficiateprocess (ores or other raw materials), as by reduction prejudice, prepossessinfluence (somebody's) opinion in advance compromiseexpose or make liable to danger, suspicion, or disrepute digestconvert food into absorbable substances vitriolexpose to the effects of vitriol or injure with vitriol putcause (someone) to undergo something shipwreckcause to experience shipwreck refractsubject to refraction exposeexpose or make accessible to some action or influence exposeexpose to light, of photographic film fume, fumigatetreat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests air-conditioncontrol the humidity and temperature of form, imprintestablish or impress firmly in the mind militatehave force or influence; bring about an effect or change manipulate, pull strings, pull wiresinfluence or control shrewdly or deviously color, colourmodify or bias swing, swing overinfluence decisively blackjack, blackmail, pressureexert pressure on someone through threats carry, persuade, swaywin approval or support for get atinfluence by corruption fixinfluence an event or its outcome by illegal means distress, straitenbring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship dominatebe in control incurmake oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation |
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