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imperative

/im-per-uh-tiv/US // ɪmˈpɛr ə tɪv //UK // (ɪmˈpɛrətɪv) //

势在必行,当务之急,当务之急是,势在必得

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable: It is imperative that we leave.
    • : of the nature of or expressing a command; commanding.
    • : Grammar. noting or pertaining to the mood of the verb used in commands, requests, etc., as in Listen! Go!Compare indicative, subjunctive.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a command.
    • : something that demands attention or action; an unavoidable obligation or requirement; necessity: It is an imperative that we help defend friendly nations.
    • : Grammar. the imperative mood.a verb in this mood.
    • : an obligatory statement, principle, or the like.

Synonyms & Antonyms

adj.necessary

Examples

  • Therefore, having the most comprehensive view of the search landscape and all its nuances is imperative to driving success and making the most informed decisions possible.

  • Reimagining community safety, defunding police, confronting the worst of what “law enforcement” does — these are not new moral imperatives.

  • I love how they’re portrayed in the Locked Tomb and how imperative they are to the narrative.

  • It is imperative that the previous Administration’s shortcomings are swiftly identified and rectified to save lives in the months before coronavirus vaccinations are available for all Americans.

  • There are many roots of distrust around Covid-19 vaccines, but it feels imperative to put them in the context of Pakistan’s recent history.

  • Moreover, for America there is a fundamental imperative to act.

  • For Reid, the imperative has to be confirming as many of the 34 district court nominees that are in the pipeline as possible.

  • And that very same Roosevelt no doubt still believed it was imperative for us to make America “fairly radical for a generation.”

  • Many lessons and commentaries are in the imperative voice, but not all.

  • None of it has lessened my belief in Zionism or the imperative of Israel as a home and sanctuary for Jews.

  • Her glance wandered from his face away toward the Gulf, whose sonorous murmur reached her like a loving but imperative entreaty.

  • Nature, ever buoyant and imperative, does her best to remedy the ills created by "Man's inhumanity to Man."

  • For it was mother Martha and not her daughter who had obeyed Mrs. Cecil's imperative: "Come here!"

  • Let nothing, but the most imperative duty, call you out upon your reception day.

  • Only an hour was given to St. Albans, much less than we had planned, but our late start made it imperative that we move onward.