1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + pos- + -e.
2. 字面含义:put upon, place upon, a laying on.
3. => the levying of taxes, a tax, duty.
4. => the act of putting (something) on (something else).
5. 强加在什么什么之上,强放在什么什么之上。
6. put something bad like deception on sb.
late 14c., "to lay (a crime, etc.) to the account of," from Old French imposer "put, place; impute, charge, accuse" (c. 1300), from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + poser "put, place" (see pose (v.1)). Sense of "to lay on as a burden" first recorded 1580s. Related: Imposed; imposing.
双语例句
1. I didn't want to impose myself on my married friends.
我不想打扰自己已婚的朋友。
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2. The law should impose penalties on companies that use energy wastefully.
法律应当严惩浪费能源的公司。
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3. The House voted to impose a one-year moratorium on nuclear testing.
众议院投票表决将核试验暂停一年。
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4. The courts were empowered to impose the death sentence for certain crimes.