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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1517 COCA: 2334

impose

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im·pose /ɪmˈpəʊz $ -ˈpoʊz/ ●●○ W2 AWL verb  
1  PUT[transitiveT] if someone in authority imposes a rule, punishment, tax etc, they force people to accept it 强制推行；强制实行
 The court can impose a fine.
法庭可以强制执行罚款。
impose something on something/somebody
 The government imposed a ban on the sale of ivory.
政府禁止出售象牙。
2  [transitiveT]FORCE somebody TO DO something to force someone to have the same ideas, beliefs etc as you 将〔想法、信仰等〕强加于〔某人〕
impose something on somebody
 parents who impose their own moral values on their children
把自己的道德观强加给孩子的父母
3  [intransitiveI] formalPROBLEM to expect or ask someone to do something for you when this is not convenient for them 打扰，麻烦
impose on/upon
 We could ask to stay the night, but I don’t want to impose on them.
我们可以要求留下来过夜，但我不想给他们添麻烦。
4  PROBLEM[transitiveT] to have a bad effect on something or someone and to cause problems for them 对…造成不利影响；给…造成困难
impose a burden/hardship etc (on somebody/something)
 Military spending imposes a huge strain on the economy.
军费开支给经济带来了沉重的负担。
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In everyday English, people usually say put a ban/tax/burden/strain on something rather than impose a ban/tax/burden/strain on something: 在日常英语中，人们一般说put a ban/tax/burden/strain on something，而不说impose a ban/tax/burden/strain on something
The government put a higher tax on cigarettes.
政府提高了香烟税。
This puts a lot of strain on families.
这给家庭带来了巨大的压力。
Examples from the Corpus
impose• No, we'll find a motel - we don't want to impose.• Section 47 imposes a positive duty on investigating authorities to see the child and to take legal action if access is denied.• This was a great mistake, because in 1973 the Arabs did impose an embargo and made it stick.• These gold bugs think you want gold standards, because they impose discipline, but who can complain?• But he hated to impose for an entire week, with Marge nearly six months pregnant.• Within days of being appointed office manager he had imposed his own working methods.• Vaught is also reluctant to impose his will upon others.• Publication of the article breached of an injunction imposed in 1997.• Thousands of troops were sent to the region to impose order before the election.• Teachers should try to avoid imposing their own beliefs on their students.• We did not want to impose this restriction here but wanted to let the data reveal individual preferences.• The changes imposed were just about as much as the Services could take at that time without loss of morale and fighting efficiency.
impose something on somebody• Churches are not allowed to impose their beliefs on people, but they are allowed to practice their faith freely.• Many countries imposed economic sanctions on South Africa during apartheid.
impose on/upon• Sometimes a special tax is imposed on foreign residents.• The music was written before the Conventional Rules were imposed on musicians.• The National Citizens' Coalition has obtained a court order suspending the limits imposed on private citizens represented by the coalition.• What penalties can be imposed on teachers who engage in an illegal strike?• The second way of life is based upon the will of a minority forcibly imposed upon the majority.• This is normally done by imposing upon the tenant a covenant to comply with regulations made from time by the landlord.• What is certain is that the discipline imposed on them was more complex, more capricious and more cruel.• They were more often obnoxious than not, impatient with me because my services had been essentially imposed upon them.• I'm sorry if I imposed on you.
impose a burden/hardship etc (on somebody/something)• Despite their relatively high wages, these constraints had imposed burdens on working conditions.• Does this impose a burden in terms of the capital-labour ratio being lower?• Secondly, there were restrictive covenants affecting land and so imposing a burden on the land rather than on any person.• Some of them impose burdens mainly on the private sector.• We want an agreement that promotes business and does not impose burdens or barriers upon the business community.• White House officials said that President Bush was loath to impose burdens on industry as the country began to emerge from recession.
From Longman Business Dictionary
imposeim·pose /ɪmˈpəʊz-ˈpoʊz/ verb
impose a ban/tax/fine etc to officially order that something should be forbidden, taxed etc
The city council can not impose a utility tax without voter approval.
The US Commerce Department threatened to impose a 15% fee on subsidized lumber flooding US markets.
Origin impose
(1400-1500) French imposer, from Latin imponere, from ponere “to put”
im·pose verb →REGISTER1
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1517 COCA: 2334
impose

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ADVERB | VERB + IMPOSE | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤effectively實際上強加◇The terms of the contract were effectively imposed rather than agreed.合同的條件實際上不是雙方同意而是強加的。➤simply只是強加◇New technology cannot be used successfully if it is simply imposed on an unwilling workforce.如果工人不願意使用新技術卻強迫他們使用，新技術是不能得到成功應用的。➤centrally (especially BrE) 中央強制推行◇a centrally imposed school curriculum中央強制推行的學校課程設置➤externally外部強加◇the pressure of having to meet externally imposed targets必須達到外部強加目標的壓力➤artificially人為強加◇Motivation to learn must come from the child; it cannot be artificially imposed.學習的動機必須來自兒童本身 － 不能人為強加。➤forcibly有力地強加◇The will of the majority has been forcibly imposed on the minority.多數派的意志已經強加給了少數派。➤arbitrarily蠻橫地強加◇People did not accept these national borders which had been arbitrarily imposed.民眾不接受這些以蠻橫方式強行劃定的國界。➤unilaterally單邊強加◇One side in the conflict cannot unilaterally impose a settlement.衝突的一方不能單方面強加一種解決方案。VERB + IMPOSE➤seek to, try to設法／試圖強加PREPOSITION➤on, upon強加於⋯◇The government has imposed a ban on the sale of handguns.政府已下令禁止銷售手槍。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1517 COCA: 2334
impose verb
⇨ apply 1 (impose discipline) ⇨ take advantage of sb/sth (I don't want to impose.)
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1517 COCA: 2334

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