imposition

英 [ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃn]

美 [ˌɪmpəˈzɪʃn]

n.  (新法律或规则等的)颁布，实施; (新税的)征收; 不公平(或不合理)的要求

复数：impositions　

TEM8经济

BNC.7215 / COCA.11155

牛津词典

noun

• （新法律或规则等的）颁布，实施；（新税的）征收
  the act of introducing sth such as a new law or rule, or a new tax
  1. the imposition of martial law
     戒严令的实施
  2. the imposition of tax on domestic fuel
     家用燃料税的征收
• 不公平（或不合理）的要求
  an unfair or unreasonable thing that sb expects or asks you to do
  1. I'd like to stay if it's not too much of an imposition.
     如果不会给您增添太多麻烦，我倒愿意留下。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 强制实行;强加
  If youimposesomethingonpeople, you use your authority to force them to accept it.
  1. 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。
  2. Many companies have imposed a pay freeze...
     许多公司已经强制冻结了工资。
  3. The conditions imposed on volunteers were stringent.
     对志愿者的限定条件非常严格。
• VERB 把(看法、信仰)强加(于…)
  If youimposeyour opinions or beliefsonother people, you try and make people accept them as a rule or as a model to copy.
  1. 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。
• VERB 使遭受，使承受(压力、痛苦等)
  If somethingimposesstrain, pressure, or sufferingonsomeone, it causes them to experience it.
  1. The filming imposed an additional strain on her.
     拍摄任务使她承受了格外大的压力。
  2. ...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
• VERB 把…硬加给;把…强塞给;勉强(某人)做事
  If someoneimposes onyou, they unreasonably expect you to do something for them which you do not want to do.
  1. 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。
  2. '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。
• VERB 使打扰;使硬缠
  If someoneimposes themselves onyou, they force you to accept their company although you may not want to.
  1. I didn't want to impose myself on my married friends.
     我不想打扰自己已婚的朋友。

英英释义

noun

• the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)
  Synonym:infliction
• an uncalled-for burden
  1. he listened but resented the imposition

双语例句

• Everyone grumbled at the imposition of new taxes.
  对征收新加的赋税人人都抱怨。
• Providing proposal on imposition of definitive anti-dumping or countervailing duties or proposals on duty refund, etc.
  就征收最终反倾销或反补贴税提出建议或就退税提出建议等。
• The imposition of taxes on international financial flows has symbolic significance for emerging market investors.
  对投资于新兴市场的人士而言，对国际资本流入征税具有重大的象征意义。
• On Monday the US senate pressed forward with a bill allowing for the imposition of tariffs on Chinese goods.
  10月3日，美国参议院进一步通过一项法案，允许对中国商品征收报复性关税。
• The imposition of sanctions – and the threat of more – has provided necessary leverage.
  施加制裁以及加大制裁的威胁提供了必要的影响力。
• Anti-dumping: Imposition of customs duties to prevent selling at an unfairly low price.
  反倾销：海关职责中为防止不正当低价格销售而采取的征税措施。
• The US had pressured South Korea to cut out trade with Iran following the imposition of sanctions in September.
  在9月份对伊实施制裁后，美国向韩国施压，要求其断绝与伊朗的贸易往来。
• It's an imposition to ask the workers to work sixteen hours a day.
  要求工人每天工作十六个小时，真是太过份了。
• In most cases there is no visible imposition of the parent firm's policies.
  多数情况下，总公司的政策并没有什么明显的要求。
• In March, the league gave unprecedented support for the imposition of a no-fly zone over Libya.
  在三月份，该联盟对在利比亚设立禁飞区给出了前所未有的支持。