| 单词 | impose |
| 释义 | im·pose transitive verb 1. obsolete 2. 3. a. obsolete b. (1) < impose a duty on a city official > < the obligations imposed by international law — Encyc. Americana > : levy < impose a tax on all unmarried men > : inflict < impose punishment upon a traitor > < flying imposes a heavy nervous strain on the individual — H.G.Armstrong > : force one to submit to or come into accord with — usually used with on or upon < moved the newspapers to impose a uniformity upon the written language — Oscar Handlin > < impose their dictates on the smaller nations — Vera M. Dean > < impose restraints upon the children > (2) < he imposed himself as leader > < impose law and order on a primitive people > < imposed a uniform organization over the whole of Lowland Britain — L.D.Stamp > (3) < neoclassic styles were imposed on the landscape — American Guide Series: Arizona > c. archaic d. < the dangers and irritations imposed by many railroad grade crossings — American Guide Series: Minnesota > 4. a. obsolete b. archaic c. (1) (2) 5. a. < impose oneself upon others > b. < impose fake documents upon a gullible public > < so long as imaginary events are not imposed upon the reader as historical evidence — J.L.Clifford > intransitive verb < I was not formally invited to my friend's party and I would not wish to impose by going uninvited > Synonyms: see dictate • - impose on |
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