they are not as important as you 专横的；蛮横的；盛气
凌人的：cm imperious gesture/vofce/command 盛气
凌人的姿势/
语调/
命令►im.peri.ous.ly :
‘Get
it
now/ she demanded imperiously. “现在就给我拿来。”
她蛮横地要求。
im-per-ish-able /im'perijabl/ adj. (formal or literary) 仕lat will last for a long time or forever 不会腐烂的；示 环的；不朽的PgiTl ENDURING
im-per-man-ent /im'paimenant; NAmE -'pairm-/ adj. (formal) that will not last or stay the same forever ^7jc 久的；短暂的；暂时的
riTJ3 PERMANENT ► im.oer.man- ence /-ans/ noun [U]
im-per-me，ab.le /im’psmiabl; AMmf -’p3:rm-/ 〜（to
sth) (technical not allowing a liquid or gas to pass
through不可渗透& ;不透气的；不透水的Km PERME-
ABLE
im permissible /.impai'misabl; NAmE -p3：r'm-/ adj. that cannot be
allowed 不允许的；不许可的：an imper- missiWe fnvadcm 〇/privacy对个人隐私的非法侵犯EH3
PERMISSIBLE
im-per-son-al /im'p3：sanl; NAmE -'p3：rs-/ adj. 1 (usually disapproving) lacking friendly human feelings or atmos- phere;
making you feel unimportant 缺乏人情味的；冷
淡的：a vast I'mpersonaZ organization庞大而示讲人情的
_织◊ an
fmpersonaZ hote〖 room冷冰.冰的旅馆房间◊ Business letters need not
be formal and impersonal 信函不一定就得刻板而缺乏乂情味。◊ a co〖d impersomiZ stare 冷漠的备视 2 not referring to any particular person 非指个人的；客观的：iet’s fceep the criticism genem〖 and impersomiZ.让我丨门作泛泛的说评，不要针对
个人。3 (gramma/•语法)an
impersonal verb or sentence has ‘it，or
‘there’ as the subject (动词或句子） 无火称的，非人称的► irrvpersoival‘ity /im,p3:s^nael3ti;
NAmE -,p3：rs-/
noun [U] ： the cold
impersonality of some modern cities某些现决城市的冷漠无情im.per.son.ally /im'psisanali;
NAmE -'p3：rs-/
adv.
im, personal pronoun noun {grammar i# a pronoun (in English, the pronoun ‘it’）that does not refer to a
person or thing or to any other part of the sentence, for example in ‘it was
raining’ 非人称代词.如 it was raining 中的
it 厂'
im-per-son-ate /im'p3：saneit; NAmE -'p3：rs-/ verb [WN] to pretend to
be sb in order to trick people or to entertain them 冒充；假扮；扮演：He was caught trying to
impersonate a security guard.他假扮警卫.被抓获。
They
do a pretty good job of impersonating
im*per-son-ator /im'p3：saneita(r); NAmE -'p3：rs-/ noun a person who copies the way
another person talks or behaves in order to entertain people 模仿他人的滑稽演
员;..扮演者：77ie show indudeci aimpersonator (车a man dressed as a woman). ?食出■中有一位男扮女装
的演员。
im-pertin-ent /im'p3：tm0nt; NAmE -*p3：rtn-/ adj. rude and not showing
respect for sb who is older or more important粗鲁无礼品；不敬的FBm impolite
： an impertinent qu_esti〇a/chf〖d 没有■礼貌的提问’/ 孩.子_ ◊ WouW
it be impertinent to asfc why you’re Zeaving?'■’问 一下你为什么要离开不知是否唐突？
〇 note at rude ► im-per-tin-ence /-ans/
noun [U, C, usually sing.J ： She had the
impertinence to asfc /ny age/ 她居魚.探问我的.年 龄，真没礼貌！
im.per.tin.ent，lyflf/v.
im-per-turb-able /,imp0't3：babl; NAmE -pdr't3：rb-/ adj. ifornial) not
easily upset or worried by a difficult situ- ation;caim冷静命；不易生气的；沉着的卜丨111屮61^11|4>-
ability /,imp0,t3：b0'bil8ti; NAmE -par,t3：rb-/ noun [U] im- per*turb-ably /-abli/
adv.
im.pervi.ous /im_p3:vias;
-'psirv-/ 棘 1 〜to sth not affected or influenced by sth，不受•响的：imper- vi'ous to criticism/pain 能忍受批评/ 疼畚沾
2 〜（to sth) {tec/jn/a?/:术语）not allowing a liquid or gas to pass
through不能*透的；不透气的；不透水的：an imperious rock/Iayer 不透水
的备召 / 地层 ◊ impervious: to moisture防潮如
1023 implicate
im<pe-tigo /.impi'taigau; NAmE -gou/ noun [U] an infectious disease
that causes sore areas on the skin im-petu-ous
/im'petXuas/
adj. acting
or done quickly and without thinking carefuily about the results 鲁莽 的；冲动的；轻率的
EQO Rash, impulsive : cm impetuous young womcm 莽撞的年轻女子
◊
an impetuous decf- si'on.草率的决定► im.petu.os.ity /im.petJu'Dsati; A/Amf
-'aisati/ noun [U] im-petu-ous-ly adv. im-petus /'impites/ /7〇w/7 1 sing.]〜（for sth) | 〜（to sth/to do sth) something
that encourages a process or activity to develop, more quickly 动力;_ 推动；促进；朿ij 激 H771 stimulus
：
to
give (a) new/fresh impetus to sth给某事物以新的推进力.◊ 77ze debate
seems_to have 〖OSt mUC/l 1>2出£以01彳6加.辩论会似乎没有幵始时那
么大的冲劲了。◊ His artidesprovided
the main impetus /or c/umge.他的那些文章是促进变革的主要推动力。2 [U] (technical 7|t
i#) the force or energy with which sth moves动量；动力；惯性
im.pinge "m丨pind3/ [V]
~ (on/upon sth/sb)
to have a noticeable effect on sth/sb,
especially a bad one对…有明显作用（或影响）；妨碍；侵犯H23 encroach ：
He
never allowed his work to impinge on his private h/e.他从不让他的工作妨碍私生活。
im*pious /'impias;
im'paias/ adj. (format) showing a lack of respect for God and
religion (对上帝或宗教）■不敬
.的，.不恭的 PTJ3 pious ►
im-pi-ety /im'paiati/ noun [U] imp.ish /'impij/
adj. showing a lack of respect for sb/sth in a way that is
amusing rather than serious 顽童似的；顽g的；淘气的Pm mischievous： an fmjpisfi
grin/toofc 顽皮的笑脸 / 表情一see
also imp ►
imp-ish.lyflfifv.
im-plac-able /im'plaekabl/ adj.
1 (of strong negative opinions or feelings强烈始消棱看法或感情）that cannot be changed不能改变的：1‘mpZacaWe hatred难以化解的 仇恨
2 (of a person 人）unwilling to stop opposing sb/sth不愿和解的；_不饶人的：an impiacaWe enemy死 ► im-plac-ably /im'plaekabli/ adv. ： to be implacably opposed to the pton坚决反对这个计划
im-plant verb, noun
_ verb /im_pla:nt; AA4/??£
-’plsent/ 〜（sth)': (in/into sth) 1
[VN] to fix an idea, attitude, etc. firmly in sb^ mind 灌输，注入（观念、看法等）；（.在思想上:）生根：
Prejudices
can easily become implanted in the mind. f)i 见容易在头脑中扎根。2 [VN] to put sth (usually sth artificial) into a part
of the body for medical purposes, usually means of an operation 将（人造器看等） 置入；（通常指通过手术卜将…植入：cmdectrotie implanted
into the brain —compare
transplant v.(l) 3 [V] (of an egg or an embryo 卵子或 胚胎）to become fixed inside the
body of a person or an animal so that it can start to develop 被.移植到（'人或 .动物体内发育）►im.p丨ant.ation /.implcun'teijn; MAwf -plaen-/
noun [U}
mnoun /'implaint; NAmE -plaent/ something that is put into a
person’s i>ody in a medical operation (植入乂体 中的）移植物，植入物：si/i'cone breast impZants硅酮乳 房填充物一compare transplant
n.(2) im*plaus-ible /im'ploizabl/ adj.
not seeming reasonable or likely to be true似乎不合备理的；不像真实的：an impiausfWe
cfafm/fdeft/theory 悼于情理尚要求 / 思想
/ 理论■ ◊ Jt was aH
highiy fmpZausfWe•土毫无道S。 Pm plausible ► im-plaus-lbly adv. iifi ple-ment verb, noun
m verb /'nnpliment/ [VN] to make
sth that has been officially decided start to happen or be used ^ ^M
彻；执行.；实施 EEd .carry out : to implement c/itmges/decisfons/poHcies/re/orms
实行变革；执行决
议/ 政策；实施改革► invple-men.ts-tion /,implim印- 'teijn/ noun
[U] ： the implementation
of the new system 新体制的实施
mnoun /'implimant/ a tool or an
instrument, often one that is quite simple and that is used outdoors 工具;■:器
.■具；（常指 > 简单的户外用具：agrfciiZturaZ implements
农具
irri'pli-cate /'implikeit/ verb [VN] 1 ~
sb (in sth) to show or suggest .that sb is involved in sth bad or criminal.牵