英语词汇“impose”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

To impose means to force or inflict something on someone else. If you want to impose your musical taste on your parents, play your tunes all day at top volume.

The verb impose emerged in the 1580s, meaning "to lay on as a burden," which is very similar to the modern meaning. Governments often impose taxes, legal restrictions, and other burdensome things on citizens, for example. But you should remember what Confucius once wisely said: "Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire."

WORD FAMILY

impose: imposed, imposes, imposing, imposition, reimpose, superimpose+/imposed: self-imposed/imposing: imposingly, unimposing/imposition: impositions/reimpose: reimposed, reimposes, reimposing, reimposition/superimpose: superimposed, superimposes, superimposing

USAGE EXAMPLES

They say all potential revenue increases should be on the table, including raising the gas tax and imposing tolls.

Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017)

Gunmen also attacked a police station Monday in Samarra, north of Baghdad, where clashes continued late into the night and a curfew was imposed.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

The Fiji government imposed a temporary ban on turtle harvesting in 1995 to halt the decline.

New York Times(Jan 02, 2017)

1v impose and collect

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

levy

toll

charge a fee for using

tithe

levy a tithe on (produce or a crop)

reimpose

impose anew

lay

impose as a duty, burden, or punishment

mulct

impose a fine on

tax

levy a tax on

distrain

levy a distress on

excise

levy an excise tax on

tariff

charge a tariff

surtax

levy an extra tax on

overtax

tax excessively

bill, charge

demand payment

2v compel to behave in a certain way

Social relations impose courtesy

Syn|Hyper

enforce

compel, obligate, oblige

force somebody to do something

3v impose something unpleasant

Syn|Hypo|Hyper

bring down, inflict, visit

dictate, order, prescribe

issue commands or orders for

intrude, obtrude

thrust oneself in as if by force

clamp

impose or inflict forcefully

give

inflict as a punishment

foist

to force onto another

mandate

make mandatory

communicate, intercommunicate

transmit thoughts or feelings

单词	impose
释义	impose (once / 135 pages) v To impose means to force or inflict something on someone else. If you want to impose your musical taste on your parents, play your tunes all day at top volume. The verb impose emerged in the 1580s, meaning "to lay on as a burden," which is very similar to the modern meaning. Governments often impose taxes, legal restrictions, and other burdensome things on citizens, for example. But you should remember what Confucius once wisely said: "Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire." WORD FAMILY impose: imposed, imposes, imposing, imposition, reimpose, superimpose+/imposed: self-imposed/imposing: imposingly, unimposing/imposition: impositions/reimpose: reimposed, reimposes, reimposing, reimposition/superimpose: superimposed, superimposes, superimposing USAGE EXAMPLES They say all potential revenue increases should be on the table, including raising the gas tax and imposing tolls. Washington Times(Jan 03, 2017) Gunmen also attacked a police station Monday in Samarra, north of Baghdad, where clashes continued late into the night and a curfew was imposed. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The Fiji government imposed a temporary ban on turtle harvesting in 1995 to halt the decline. New York Times(Jan 02, 2017) 1v impose and collect Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper levy toll charge a fee for using tithe levy a tithe on (produce or a crop) reimpose impose anew lay impose as a duty, burden, or punishment mulct impose a fine on tax levy a tax on distrain levy a distress on excise levy an excise tax on tariff charge a tariff surtax levy an extra tax on overtax tax excessively bill, charge demand payment 2v compel to behave in a certain way Social relations impose courtesy Syn\|Hyper enforce compel, obligate, oblige force somebody to do something 3v impose something unpleasant Syn\|Hypo\|Hyper bring down, inflict, visit dictate, order, prescribe issue commands or orders for intrude, obtrude thrust oneself in as if by force clamp impose or inflict forcefully give inflict as a punishment foist to force onto another mandate make mandatory communicate, intercommunicate transmit thoughts or feelings
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