| 释义 |
[ im-poh-zing ] / ɪmˈpoʊ zɪŋ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR imposing ON THESAURUS.COM
adjectivevery impressive because of great size, stately appearance, dignity, elegance, etc.: Notre Dame, Rheims, and other imposing cathedrals of France. Origin of imposingFirst recorded in 1645–55; impose + -ing2 SYNONYMS FOR imposingdignified, majestic, lofty, grand, august. SEE SYNONYMS FOR imposing ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM imposingim·pos·ing·ly, adverbim·pos·ing·ness, nounWords nearby imposingimportunate, importune, importunity, impose, impose on, imposing, imposing stone, imposition, impossibility, impossible, impossible figure Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for imposingSubmission is set in a France seven years from now that is dominated by a Muslim president intent on imposing Islamic law. Houellebecq’s Incendiary Novel Imagines France With a Muslim President|Pierre Assouline|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST Pyongyang has given the Obama administration no choice but to retaliate now by imposing sanctions or even an embargo. U.S. Should Make North Korea Pay for Sony Hack|Gordon G. Chang|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST The floor-to-ceiling Texas flag, the single most imposing feature of the room, began to rise. In Texas, Cruz, Perry Crow Over GOP Rout|Tim Mak|November 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST What he fails to realize is that he is imposing the same urban title on his family in retaliation. ‘black-ish’ Keeps It Real about the Invisible Black Man|Judnick Mayard|September 24, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I walked my dog in a way that made clear to him that he was imposing. Aubrey Plaza’s Great Disconnect|Aubrey Plaza|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST Outwardly Ahmednugger presents no imposing appearance like Beejapoor. A Noble Queen, Vol. 3 (of 3)|Philip Meadows Taylor The old ruined castle—an imposing structure now partially repaired—is described in Scott's Waverley. The New Gresham Encyclopedia|Various The imposing aspect of the comet in 1066 described in European chronicles of that time is confirmed by the Chinese Annals. Astronomical Curiosities|J. Ellard Gore This swash-buckler had, moreover, a most imposing countenance, and a voice capable of frightening even a bear back into its den. A Hungarian Nabob|Maurus Jkai And those demonstrations ought to be imposing not only from their numbers, but also for their orderly character. Lord Randolph Churchill|Winston Spencer Churchill
British Dictionary definitions for imposing
adjectivegrand or impressivean imposing building Derived forms of imposingimposingly, adverbimposingness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to imposingnoble, grandiose, stately, striking, commanding, magnificent, imperial, monumental, massive, grand, towering, ominous, overwhelming, exciting, moving, dignified, stirring, august, big, effective |