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im.pa.tierit (Hr /im'peijnt/ flflf/

1 〜（with sb/sth) I .〜（at sth) annoyed or irritated by sb/sth, especially because you have to wait for a long time 禾耐振的；也有耐心的：.J’d been waiting/or tiveniy minutes cmd f was.getting .impariem：.我等了:二十分钟，

有点不耐烦了。◊ not to be too impatient with her. 房量别太没耐心。〇5〇^1/1>1/〇5&60)01丨叩化0'605- impatient at their 〖acfc 〇/ interest•萨拉对他们的缺 乏兴趣的情况越来越不能忍耐了。◊ "e waved them away with an impatient gesture.他戾烦地挥手把他们打发忐 -了 6 2 ~ to do sth | 〜for sth wanting to do sth soon; wanting sth to happen soon 急于；热切期待：She was dearZy impatient to Zeave.她显然是迫示地想离弁。◊ impatient /or change 急于未变 3 〜of sb/sth (/bmw/) .unable or unwilling to accept sth unpleasant (对不愉 快的事）不能容忍，不愿接受：impatient 〇/ criticism示 愿接受批评► invpa.tience /im’peijns/ nown [U]: She was bursting with impatience to tell me the news.

及待地要告诉我这个消息。丨m.pa.tient.丨y Mv.: We sat waiting imparienrfy/or the movie to start.我们坐着，焦 急地等待电影开演。

im.peach /im'pi:tJ7 vM [VN] 1 ~ sb '(for sth) (of a court or other official body, especially in the US 法庭或其他 官方团体，尤指美国的）to charge an important public figure with a serious crime控告（显要公职人员）犯重 大罪行；弹劾 2 {/bmw/) to raise doubts about sth 怀疑 CffiTl question ： to impeach sb ’s motives 怀疑某人的动 t/L ► im-peach-ment noun [U, C] inn-peach-able /im'piitjabl/ adj. {especially L/S) (of a crime .罪.行)for which a politician or a person who works for tie government can be impeached 会招致控 告（或弹劾）的：an impeachaWe oj^erwe可弹劾的罪行 im-pec-cable /im'pekabl/ adj. without mistakes or faults无错误的；无瑕疵的；完美的H3Z1 perfect: impeccable mamiers/taste 无可挑剔的举止 / 品味◊ Her written. En^Zish is fmpeccabZe.她写知矣语无可挑易ij 〇 o He was dressed in a suit and an impeccable white shirt. 他身穿一套礼服和一件堉白的衬衣。► im.pec.cably /-bli/ adv. ： to behave impeccably   〇 impeccably

i dres北£f穿号十分得体

im-pe-cu-ni-ous /.impi'kjuinias/ adj. {formal or humor- ows) having little or no money 贫穷的；不名一文的

HTI POOR, PENNILESS

im-ped-ance /im'piidns/ noun [U] {physics a measure­ment of the total resistance of a piece of electrical equipment, etc. to the flow of an alternating cur­rent 阻抗

im-pede /im'piid/ verb [VN] [often passive] {formal) to delay or stop the progress of sth 阻碍；哮 it H771 hinder, hamper ： Work on the building was impeded by severe i vmithe丨楼房的施工.因天气恶劣而停了下来。 im-pedi-ment /im'pedimant/ noun 1 ~ (to sth) some­thing that delays or stops the progress of sth  阻

碍；障碍 obstacle ： The level of inflation is a serious impediment to economic recovery.通货膨胀是影 响经济复苏的严重障碍。2 a physical problem that makes it difficult to speak normally 口吃；结巴：a speech impediment 言语障碍

im-pedi-menta /im.pedi'menta/ noun [pi.] (formal or humorous) the bags and other equipment that you take with you, especially when travelling, and that are diffi- ,cult to carry行囊；妨碍行进的重负（行季）；辎重 impel /im'pel/ verb (-II-) ~ sb (to sth) if an idea or feeling impels you to do sth, you feel as if you are forced to do it 促使；驱策；迫使：[VN to inf] ffe/eZt impeHed to inves­tigate /iirther•他觉得有必要作也一步调査。 o[VN] There are various reasons that impel me to that conclusion. ^ 各种原因f使我作出那个结论。 im-pend-ing /im'pendirj/ adj. [only before noun] (usually of an unpleasant event ® 常指不‘快的事）that is going to happen very soon即将发生命；迫垚眉睫的H33 imminent： his impending reriremem：他即将至!)来的退休 ◊ warnings 〇/ impending danger/disaster 对马上到来 的危险/灾难的预警

im-pene-trable /im'penitr9bl/ adj. 1 that cannot be entered, passed through or seen through 不可进入的；

穿不M的；无法透视的：an impenetraWe jungie无法穿 越的丛林◊ impenetrate darkness 漆黑，.raJ3 pene- trable 2 〜（to sb) impossible to understand 不可理解 的；高深莫测的 BEE1 incomprehensible: an impene- trabie mystery 不解之迸◊ Their jargon is impenetrate to cm outsider.彳也们的行话外人听示懂。►im‘pene.tra.bH- ity /im.penitra'bilati/ noun [U] im-pene*trably /-bli/ adv. im-peni-tent /im'penitant/ adj. (formal) not feeling ashamed or sorry about stli bad you have done 不感到 羞愧的；无悔意的

im-pera-tive /im'perativ/ adj., noun madj. 1 [not usually before noun] ^ (that        | - ~ (to do sth)

(formal) very important and needing immediate atten- tion or action重要紧急的；迫切的;.急需处理的033 vital ： It is absolutely imperative that we finish by next week•我们的当务之;i、是必须于TF周完成。◊ ft is impem- tive to continue the treatment for at least two months. ^ 须—续治疗至少两个月。2 (/o/wfl/) expressing authority

1                  示枝▲的：an imperative tone 命备的语调 3 [only ■ before noun] (gram/rwr 语法）expressing an order 表示命 令的；祈使的：an imperative sentence祈使句

vnoun 1 (formal) a thing that is very important and needs immediate attention or action 金要病急的事；必 要的事：the economic imperative 〇/    educarion

/or aH向全民提供髙质量教育对经济发展的重要性

2                  (grammar if fe) the form of a verb that expresses an order; a verb in this form 祈年语气;使语气动词■: fn (Go away!9 the verb is in the imperative. * Go away! 41 的动词祈使语气动词。◊‘Go away/’ is an imperative. ★ Go away!是祈使句。

im-perc^.pt4ble /.impa'septabl; NAmE -par's-/ adj. very small and therefore unable to be seen or felt (小得■:> 无法察觉的，感觉不到的EH3 perceptible: imper- cepriWe cftcmges in temperature难以觉察的气温泰化

►                im-percept*ib|y /-abli/ adv. im-perfect/im'p3：fikt; NAmE -'p3：r{-/ adj., noun

m adj. containing faults or mistakes; not complete or perfect有缺点的；有缺陷的；不完全的；不完美的Hill flawed: an impe;/ect worW 不衷美的世界◊ an imper­fect imderstanding o/EngZish 对矣语的不 ^ 彻理解 ◊ AH our saZe items are   imperfect.我彳|、i所看的廉价商品

都稍有缺陷。> infvper_fect>ly fldv. mnoun the imperfect (also the im.perfect tense) [sing] (grammar the verb tense that expresses action in the past that is not complete. It is often called the past progressive: or pz|Stcontinjj〇ii$.过去未完成时（常备为 过去进行时 > :扣 WMe J was washing my hair’, t/ie verb is fn the impe//ect. * while I was washing my hair 中的动 i词是过去未g成时。

im-per-fection /.impa'fekj'n; NAmE -par'f-/ noun [C, U] a fault or weakness in sb/sth 命点；瑕庇：They learned to Hve with each other’s fmpe/^ecrions.丨也们学会了容忍对

方的缺f。

im-per-ial /im'piarial; NAmE -'pir-/ adj. [only before noun]

1             connected with an empire 帝国尚；M 帝的：the fmperid/am办/paiace/army皇室家族；皇宫；皇家陆军 ◊ fmperia〖 power/exparwfori 皇权；帝国的扩张

2             connected with the system for measuring length, weight and volume using pounds, inches, etc.(度量 衡）英制的一compare metric

im-peri-al-ism /im'piarializam; NAmE -'pir-/ noun [U] (usually disapproving) 1 a system in which one country controls other countries, often after defeating them in a war帝国统治；帝国主义：Roman fmperiaiism罗马帝国 统治 2 the fact of a powerful country increasing its influence over other countries through business, culture, etc.(.商业、文化等向外国的）扩张；扩张 主义：cuiturat/eccmomic fmperia?ism 文化 / 经济扩张

►                im_peri.al.ist (also im-peri-al-is-tic /im.piaria'listik; NAmE -,pir-/) adj. ： an imperidist power 帝_主义国家◊ imperiatist ambitions 帝国主义野心

im-peri-al-ist /im'piarialist; NAmE -'pir-/ noun (usually disapproving) a person, such as a politician, who supports imperialism帝国主义者；帝国统治拥护者 im-peril /im'peral/ verb (-II-, US -i-) [VN] {formal) to put stli/sb in danger 也陷于危险；危及 H771 endanger im.peri.ous /im'piarias; NAmE -'pir-/ adj. (formal) expecting people to obey you and treating them as if