| 单词 | impact |
| 释义 | im·pact I. transitive verb 1. a. < a substance impacted in the upper intestine > < the mule lay … impacted in the loam — Ben Johnson > b. < goblets of clay and drops of sweat impacted into a hot mulch — Time > < puns that can impact the scabrous with the sublime in a word — Eleanor Clark > c. < the golden nuggets or wisdom being impacted in tons of verbosity — Dwight Macdonald > d. < impacts the area with military and defense workers and their families — Tait Trussell > 2. a. < the images impacting the human retina — T.H.Benton †1975 > b. < the critic who … is supposed to impact his messianic visions of jazz perfection to musicians struggling at his feet — Saturday Review > intransitive verb < the world did not impact upon me until I got to the post office — Christopher Morley > : impinge or make contact especially forcefully < image the impacting ball splashing into the loose mass of surface balls — R.A.Bagnold > < how will total war impact on such a poet — Times Literary Supplement > II. 1. a. b. < felt the terrific impact of the blow > < air rendered incandescent by the vehemence of the impacts of the electrons against its molecules — K.K.Darrow > 2. a. < a way of securing a maximum of dramatic impact on the reader — W.M.Frohock > b. < the impact of modern science and technology upon society as a whole — Harrison Brown > < the impact of terror > < the environmental impact of industrial pollution > < loses the impact of the basic story in a maze of philosophies — Whitney Betts > also < American youth in the early 1930s felt spiritually paralyzed by the impact of confusing events — J.W.Chase > Synonyms: < the aunt's home shook at the impact and the windows were smashed — Norman Cousins > < the impact of world war on the lives of countless millions — R.H.Jackson > brunt now indicates the major part of the force of an onset, collision, jar, stress, or strain < a number of the leaders had … fled from the persecution, leaving the little people to bear its brunt — Maurice Samuel > < the national financial panic was felt throughout the state, but it was Duluth that bore the brunt of the disaster … it was rendered almost totally bankrupt — American Guide Series: Minnesota > collision implies a forceful running together of more or less complex things through accident and with resulting harm, or a sharp opposition or conflict < the collision between two ships in a fog > < the buyers and sellers of capital could do almost as they pleased with it, no matter how much damage a collision between them might bring about — F.L.Allen > clash suggests a noisy, metallic striking together, a sharp skirmish or brawl, or a sharp direct variance, opposition, or contrast < roll of cannon and clash of arms — Alfred Tennyson > < fishermen from the Michigan mainland … violently opposed further settlement by the Mormons. Clashes occurred at several places — American Guide Series: Michigan > < a clash or conflict between his demands and the strict limitations upon the supply > shock may refer to a very forcible onslaught or violent collision literally or figuratively < the shock of the cavalry charge > < the discoveries of physical science came as a shock to the general mind of Europe — Laurence Binyon > < the shock of physical dislocation effected a very considerable modification of old attitudes — John Dewey > bump indicates a sudden thudding blow, especially one checking forward progress with some force < a bump on the head > < the springs were broken by the bad bump during the detour > jolt refers to an abrupt violent blow or movement tending to shake, agitate, or unsettle, or, figuratively, to a shock or major surprise < newly picked fruit being bruised by the jolts of shipment > < we have no offensive naval policy … I fear there will be some horrible jolts in the future — F.D.Roosevelt > jar usually refers to some wrenching dislodgment or break in continuity < the bottles were cracked by the jars they underwent in shipment > it may refer to an agitation or shaking up < the fall gave him a jar > impingement now is less likely to indicate violent collision than lighter overlaying or more subtle infringement or penetration < each little impingement of sound struck on her consciousness — Adria Langley > percussion, more common in technical than in general language, may suggest a sharp, purposive tapping or knocking < musical instruments that sound by percussion, as the drum > concussion, which may mean a blow or collision, is now more likely to suggest the shattering effects, including noise, of a collision or explosion, or the stunning, weakening effect of a heavy blow < from the shelter survivors heard the concussions of the bombing raid > < suffered a concussion in the collision > III. < imports of stainless steel products continued to impact … profits — Annual Report Armco Steel Corp. > intransitive verb |
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