they
are not as important as you A ft W; HftW;
^ A W : an imperious
gesture/voice/command H H
^AWIc^/ifiM/^^^
imperiously
adv.: ‘Get it now/she demanded
imperiously. ”
im per ishable /im'penfabl/ adj.
(formal or literary) that will last
for a long time or forever Az^W^ W; A AW; Af5W 0321 ENDURING
im per manent /im'p3:manant; NAmE -‘p3:rm-/ adj. (formaf) that will not last or stay
the same forever #7jc AW; $1WW; WWW E03 permanent► im permanence /-ans/ noun [U]
im per me able /im‘p3:miabl; NAmE -’p3:rm-/ adj. ~ (to sth) (technical A if) not allowing a liquid or gas to pass
through AW#MW; Ait^tW; Ailf7jcW EEQ permeable
im permissible /,imp3:'misabl; NAmE -p3:r'm-/ adj. that cannot be allowed
XAWW; AAWW: an impermissible invasion of privacy WXA (tXAW IQ PTJ3
PERMISSIBLE
im per son al /im’p3:sanl; NAmE -'p3irs-/ adj. 1 (usually disapproving) lacking friendly human feelings or atmosphere; making
you feel unimportant A1# W; kW: a vast impersonal
organization ffcAM AWAIf W o an impersonal hotel room A }& W M ft Isi 0
Business letters need not be formal and impersonal, jt[ ik ftlilA-'WEW^J^M^SAliiAo 0 a cold impersonal stare WSi 2 not referring to any particular person # te A A W ; % MW : Let’s
keep the criticism general and impersonal. Wftif, A^AW
t A 0 3 (grammar ijj S) an impersonal verb or
sentence
has ‘it’ or ‘there’ as the subject ( )
AAAW,
#AI^W ►
impersonaMty /im,p3:sa'naelati;
NAmE -,p3:rs-/ noun [U]: the cold impersonality of
some modern cities rfr W^"^A1f imper-son-ally
/im'p3:sanali;
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’ # Af&ftM ( it was raining AW it )
impersonate /im'p3:saneit; NAmE -'pairs-/ verb [VN] to pretend to be sb in order to trick people or
to entertain them f % ; Iff #> ; ifr >1: He was caught trying to impersonate a
security guard, fife ffg Ifr WIL $11 $
<> 0 They do
a pretty good job of impersonating Laurel and Hardy. ► im personation
/im,p3:sa,neij’n;
NAmE -,p3irs-/ noun [C, U] EWTl impression : He did an extremely convincing impersonation of the
singer,
im per son ator /im'p3:saneita(r); NAmE -‘p3irs-/ noun a person
who copies the way another person talks or behaves in order to entertain people
#| (fj itfc A W ft ft iH M; #)•$!#: The show included a female
impersonator (~ a man dressed as a woman), #fcb W^Mo
im pertin ent /rni'p3itmant; NAmE -'p3irtn-/ adj. rude and not showing respect for sb who is older or
more important # AIL W ; A & W HTT1 impolite
: an impertinent question/child # 41 ££ W tl W / o
Would it be impertinent to ask why you’re leaving? jo] — o note
at rude
►
impertinence /-ans/
noun [U, C, usually sing.J: She had the impertinence to ask my age! M M I»j
ft W#
im-pertin-ently
adv.
imperturbable /,impa't3:babl; NAmE -par't3irb-/ adj. (formal) not easily upset or worried by a difficult situation;
calm W; AJIXHW; ?fi#W ► im perturbability /,impa,t3:ba'bilati; NAmE -par,t3irb-/ noun [U] im- per turb ably /-abli/ adv.
impervious /im'p3ivias; NAmE -‘p3irv-/ adj. 1 ~ to sth not affected or influenced
by sth A <§; P(n) W: impervious to criticism/pain / ^iW 2 ~ (to sth)
(technical A if) not allowing a liquid or gas to pass
through AisVfiHW; Ai§A W; AitTKW; an impervious rock/layer A
tK W W A / Ml f/- o impervious to moisture f|frj$W
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im-pe-tigo /.impi'taigau; NAmE
-gou/ noun [U] an infectious disease that causes sore areas on the
skin im petu ous /im'petjuas/ adj. acting or
done quickly and without thinking carefully about the results f| # W;
J+s&W; ^$WBud hash,
impulsive: an impetuous young woman #]jiW o
an impetuous deci
sion W$W$:a£ ► im-petuos-ity /im.petJu'Dsati; NAmE
-'aisati/ noun [U] impetuously adv. im-petus /'impitas/ noun 1 [U, sing.] ~ (for sth) | ~ (to sth/to do sth) something that encourages a process or activity to
develop more quickly A; f£A)j; M M. PiTn stimulus : to give (a)
new/fresh impetus to sth W4£#£
A. 0 The debate seems to have
lost much of its initial impetus. fftJP
^AWi+^To
0 His articles provided the main impetus for change.
iWI»tlItt|lMfiiiAo 2 [U] (technical A if) the force or energy
with which sth
moves AjM; AjA; 1®j4
im pinge /im‘pind3/ verb
[V] ~ (on/upon sth/sb) (formal) to have a noticeable effect
on sth/sb, especially a bad one W ( MBvfa
) ; SCI
encroach : He never allowed his work to
impinge on his private life. fk^Aitf&Wlf£Sfr*l&£fS. impious f impias; im’paias/ adj. (formal)
showing a lack of respect for God and religion ( WX# Mcfslfc ) A% W, A^&W PTiia pious ► impi-ety /im'paiati/ noun
[U] imp ish /'impiJV adj. showing a lack
of respect for sb/sth in a way that is amusing rather than serious i®i£fb(W;
& W; i^^W HT71 mischievous: an impish grinAook — see also imp
►
imp-ish-ly adv.
im-plaoable /im'plaekabl/ adj.
1 (of strong negative opinions or feelings that cannot
be
changed A W: implacable hatred ^ \>14k W fa It 2 (of a person
A) unwilling to stop opposing sb/sth AHfnW;
A^SAW: an implacable enemy
■
verb /im'plaint; NAmE
-'plsent/ ~ (sth) (in/into sth) 1 [VN] to fix an idea,
attitude, etc. firmly in sb’s mind
mm, &aa i; c
Prejudices can easily become implanted in the mind.
2 [VN]
to put sth (usually sth artificial) into a part of the body for medical
purposes, usually by means of an operation # ( A ia H # ) 1A; ( 11M
A A ) ^ •AIA : an
electrode
implanted into the brain ft AAMAWfiM —compare transplant v.(1) 3 [V] (of an egg or an
embryo W ) to
become fixed inside the body of a person or an animal so that it can start to
develop M # ft 3\ ( A^t Aj#J#A£W
) ►
im-plant ation /.implain'teijn; NAmE -plsen-/ noun [U]
mnoun /'implaint; NAmE -plsent/ something that is put into a
person’s body in a medical operation ( ft A A# AW ) f£ft%, iAi: silicone
breast implants fiiisjfl — compare transplant
n.(2) im plaus ible /im'ploizabl/ adj. not
seeming reasonable or likely to be true fbl A A A* If M W;
AftA-^W: an implausible claim/idea/theory t#A1f 3SW?£A / /
SMife-
0 It was all highly implausible. AiSiSo EQQI plausible ► im-plaus-ibly adv. im ple ment verb, noun
m verb /'impliment/ [VN] to make
sth that has been officially decided start to happen or be used X ; ft JAW ; 1ik 015EI carry out : to implement
changes/decisions/policies/reforms A;
tAWiA
i&l im-ple-men-ta-tion /.implimen-
‘teijn/
noun [U]: the implementation of the new system
mnoun /'implimant/ a tool or an instrument, often one that is quite simple
and that is used outdoors IR;
A; ( agricultural implements
implicate /'implikeit/ verb [VN] 1 ~ sb (in sth) to show or suggest that sb is involved in
sth bad or criminal A