詞彙精選：impose的用法和辨析

一、詳細釋義：

v.

徵稅 [T]

例句：

The government would not dare to impose taxes on such needed foods as bread or milk.

政府不可能向麪包或牛奶這類生活必需品徵稅。

例句：

The government decided to impose a protective tariff on foreign cars.

政府決定對進口汽車徵收保護稅。

強加；施加影響 [I,T]

例句：

Parents should not impose their own tastes on their children.

父母不應該將自己的愛好強加給孩子。

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。

使遭受，使承受 [I,T]

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。

例句：

We should notice the pressures imposed upon teachers by ceaseless curriculum reforms.

我們應注意到無休止的課程改革使教師承受的壓力。

打擾 [I,T]

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。

例句：

They invited me to dinner, but I didn't like to impose.

他們邀請我吃晚飯，但我不想打擾他們。

利用；欺騙 [I,T]

例句：

It is not wise to impose on one's friends.

欺騙朋友是不智的。

例句：

He imposed upon my good will.

他利用了我的好意。

二、詞義辨析：

tax,impose,assess

這些動詞均有“徵稅”之意。tax普通用詞，指用各種不同方法向個人或單位徵收所得稅、房地產稅等各種稅款。側重實際徵收金錢。 impose指在決定個別案件中的處罰或罰款，尤指政府徵收某種稅收的決定。assess指一般情況下，徵收房地產稅、罰款或其它費用。

三、參考例句：

impose a curfew

從11點鐘起宵禁

She always wants to impose on those who help her.

她總想佔幫助她的人的便宜。

Parents should not impose their wishes on their children.

父母不應該把自己的意願強加給孩子。

Do not try to impose your belief upon others.

別試圖把你的信仰強加在別人頭上。

A possible solution would be to impose delayed disclosure.

定時的公開是一種解決辦法。

Don't impose on students such heavy charges.

不要在學生身上強加這麼重的費用。

They are threatening to impose a blockade on the country.

他們威脅說要對該國實行封鎖。

Parents should not impose their own tastes on their children.

父母不應該將自己的愛好強加給孩子。

Do not try to impose your belief upon others.

別試圖把你的信仰強加在別人頭上。

It is unfair to impose harsh penalties for small offences.

對情節輕微的犯罪施以嚴懲是不公平的。