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

imposeimpose /ɪmˈpoʊz/ ●○○ AWL verb

ETYMOLOGYimpose

Origin: 1400-1500 French imposer, from Latin imponere, from ponere to put

VERB TABLE

impose

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	impose
	he, she, it	imposes
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	imposed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have imposed
	he, she, it	has imposed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had imposed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will impose
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have imposed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am imposing
	he, she, it	is imposing
	you, we, they	are imposing
Past	I, he, she, it	was imposing
	you, we, they	were imposing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been imposing
	he, she, it	has been imposing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been imposing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be imposing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been imposing

COLLOCATIONS► impose restrictions/sanctions/penalties etc.

The UN imposed restrictions on flights over the area.

► impose a burden/hardship etc. (on somebody/something)

A higher sales tax would impose an unfair burden on poorer Americans.

1[transitive] if someone in authority imposes a rule, tax, punishment, etc., he or she forces people to accept it: Troops were sent to the region to impose order.impose something on somebody The new law imposes fines on the parents of children who break the curfew.impose restrictions/sanctions/penalties etc. The UN imposed restrictions on flights over the area.2[transitive] to force someone to have the same ideas, beliefs, etc. as you: impose something on somebody Teachers may not impose their religious beliefs on their students.3[intransitive] to expect or ask someone to do something for you when this is not convenient for him or her: No, we’ll find a motel – we don’t want to impose.impose on/upon I’m sorry if I imposed on you.4[transitive] to have a bad effect on someone or something by causing problems: impose a burden/hardship etc. (on somebody/something) A higher sales tax would impose an unfair burden on poorer Americans. [Origin: 1400–1500 French imposer, from Latin imponere, from ponere to put]