单词	imposition
释义	impositionim‧po‧si‧tion /ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃən/ ●○○ AWL noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES Some professors seem to feel that teaching is an imposition keeping them from their research. the imposition of martial law EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Barnala refused formally to recommend the imposition of central rule. Further, the county council has not yet given its consent to the imposition of any traffic regulations. Here Period V of late Roman date saw the imposition of an inhumation cemetery upon the earlier pattern of ditched enclosures. The drawback was his rather dowdy wife and their increasing brood of children, an imposition to be endured. The foreign minister, Stan Mudenge, has previously said that sanctions could lead to the imposition of martial law. This culminated in the imposition of far-reaching controls. Why hold a referendum, when no one could challenge the imposition of his will? Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► lead · The foreign minister, Stan Mudenge, has previously said that sanctions could lead to the imposition of martial law. Word family WORD FAMILYnounimpositionverbimpose 1[uncountable] the introduction of something such as a rule, punishment, tax etcimposition of the imposition of martial law2[countable usually singular] formal something that someone expects or asks you to do for them, which is not convenient for you:  I know it’s an imposition, but could I use your bathroom?
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