impose
verb uk/ɪmˈpəʊz/ us/ɪmˈpoʊz/
(FORCE)
C1 [ T ]推行；强制实行
to officially force a rule, tax, punishment, etc. to be obeyed or received
Very high taxes have recently been imposed on cigarettes. 最近对香烟开征很高的税。
Judges are imposing increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences. 法官们对轻微的违章驾驶开始处以越来越重的罚款。
The council has imposed a ban on alcohol in the city parks. 市政会禁止在城市公园中饮酒。
C1 [ T ]把（尤指信仰或生活方式）强加于
to force someone to accept something, especially a belief or way of living
I don't want them to impose their religious beliefs on my children. 我不希望他们把自己的宗教信仰强加给我的孩子们。
We must impose some kind of order on the way this office is run. 我们得给这个办公室的管理定出规章来。
- More examples
- He wants the government to impose strict controls on dog ownership.
- In view of the quantity of drugs involved, 16 years was the most lenient sentence the judge could impose.
- The government has failed to impose its will upon regional communities.
- Central government has imposed a cap on local tax increases.
- Some people like the sense of structure that a military lifestyle imposes.
(EXPECT)
[ I ]勉强;打扰，麻烦
to expect someone to do something for you or spend time with you when they do not want to or when it is not convenient for them
Are you sure it's all right for me to come tonight? I don't want to impose. 你肯定我今天晚上来没有问题吗？我不想太麻烦你。
She's always imposing on people - asking favours and getting everyone to do things for her. 她总是强人所难——要人帮忙做这做那。