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imposed upon

/im-pohz/US // ɪmˈpoʊz //UK // (ɪmˈpəʊz) //

强加于,强加在,强加给,强加到

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
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    im·posed, im·pos·ing.

    • : to lay on or set as something to be borne, endured, obeyed, fulfilled, paid, etc.: to impose taxes.
    • : to put or set by or as if by authority: to impose one's personal preference on others.
    • : to obtrude or thrust upon others.
    • : to pass or palm off fraudulently or deceptively: He imposed his pretentious books on the public.
    • : Printing. to lay in proper order on an imposing stone or the like and secure in a chase for printing.
    • : to lay on or inflict, as a penalty.
    • : Archaic. to put or place on something, or in a particular place.
    • : Obsolete. to lay on ceremonially, as in confirmation or ordination.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1

    im·posed, im·pos·ing.

    • : to make an impression on the mind; impose one's or its authority or influence.
    • : to obtrude oneself or one's requirements, as upon others: Are you sure my request doesn't impose?
    • : to presume, as upon patience or good nature.
  1. 1
    • : impose on / upon to thrust oneself offensively upon others; intrude. to take unfair advantage of; misuse.to defraud; cheat; deceive: A study recently showed the shocking number of confidence men that impose on the public.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as input out
as intrick
as inwrong
as indeceive

Examples

  • Before the coronavirus pandemic imposed restrictions on physical contact, the Patrick Henry and Georgetown students gathered in person, and over the course of the program, they interacted with different partners.

  • The second wave of internet regulation laws is now targeting platforms by imposing demands.

  • In one case, the governor imposes strict lockdowns, mask wearing, and so on.

  • The Reagan-era Lifeline program imposes fees on telecom giants such as AT&T and Verizon, which pass them along to phone subscribers on their monthly bills.

  • If Amazon were to make what the FTC considers “deceptive earnings claims” for a second time, the agency would then have the authority to impose civil penalties as well.

  • Expectations, reasonable or unrealistic, remain so even if we impose them on ourselves.

  • The United Nations was prompted to impose a ban on selling mainframe computers or laptops to North Korea.

  • The United States has tools to impose costs on the North Koreans.

  • We can, due to the critical issues at stake, also go one more step and impose an embargo.

  • I make a distinction between personal essays and memoir, which is a personal distinction, not one I would impose upon others.

  • Any delay in covering such deficit shall be subject to such charge as the Federal Reserve Board may impose.

  • Hence, in their professed attempt to aid the memory, they really impose a new and additional burden upon it.

  • An attempt to impose an imitation on a practised judge is always productive of an unpleasant result.

  • But he failed to impose upon the Colonel, and was even far from impressing him with this trumped-up knowledge of bygone days.

  • Moreover, it must be prejudicial to the national interest to impose parliamentary taxes.