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VERB
強制實行;強加
If you impose something on people, you use your authority to force them to accept it.
例句
Britain imposed fines on airlines which bring in passengers without proper papers...
英國會對運載證件不齊全的乘客進入國內的航空公司課以罰款。
Many companies have imposed a pay freeze...
許多公司已經強制凍結了工資。
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VERB
把(看法、信仰)強加(于…)
If you impose your opinions or beliefs on other people, you try and make people accept them as a rule or as a model to copy.
例句
Parents of either sex should beware of imposing their own tastes on their children.
父母雙方都應切記不要把自己的喜好強加給孩子。
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VERB
使遭受，使承受(壓力、痛苦等)
If something imposes strain, pressure, or suffering on someone, it causes them to experience it.
例句
The filming imposed an additional strain on her.
拍攝任務使她承受了格外大的壓力。
...the pressures imposed upon teachers by ceaseless curriculum reforms.
無休止的課程改革使教師承受的壓力
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VERB
把…硬加給;把…強塞給;勉強(某人)做事
If someone imposes on you, they unreasonably expect you to do something for them which you do not want to do.
例句
I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you...
我擔心你會覺得我們是在勉強你。
'Mum thinks I should stop imposing on your hospitality, Leo,' said Grace.
“利奧,我媽媽覺得我不應該再在這兒麻煩你了，”格雷絲說。
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VERB
使打擾;使硬纏
If someone imposes themselves on you, they force you to accept their company although you may not want to.
例句
I didn't want to impose myself on my married friends.
我不想打擾自己已婚的朋友。