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VERB
强制实行;强加
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...
英国会对运载证件不齐全的乘客进入国内的航空公司课以罚款。
Many companies have imposed a pay freeze...
许多公司已经强制冻结了工资。
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VERB
把(看法、信仰)强加(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.
父母双方都应切记不要把自己的喜好强加给孩子。
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VERB
使遭受，使承受(压力、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.
拍摄任务使她承受了格外大的压力。
...the pressures imposed upon teachers by ceaseless curriculum reforms.
无休止的课程改革使教师承受的压力
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VERB
把…硬加给;把…强塞给;勉强(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...
我担心你会觉得我们是在勉强你。
'Mum thinks I should stop imposing on your hospitality, Leo,' said Grace.
“利奥,我妈妈觉得我不应该再在这儿麻烦你了，”格雷丝说。
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VERB
使打扰;使硬缠
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.
我不想打扰自己已婚的朋友。