should be there. &&&&&, o The

important thing is to keep trying. Jric(ftJI:lcX®T#T^o 2 (of a person A) having great influence or authority 12 P|n] IS A (ft; tX (ft: an important member of the team # A. 15 M (ft — fit PA M 0 He likes to feel important. #, || A ^ 3\ i B tS It K o ► im-port-ant-ly adv. : More importantly, can he be trusted? MSlclftlk, ffefttffaji ®r ? o She was sitting importantly behind a big desk. irtk # WHfJimm. ;^A^^niu'ifiio im-porter /im'poita(r); NAmE -'porrt-/ noun a person, company, etc. that buys goods from another country to sell them in their own country  P (ft A (

^ ) ; P ^: a London-based importer of Italian goods i££ffeSStMAf'J^npia P M — compare exporter im por tun ate /im'poitjanat; NAmE -'poirt-/ ad/, (formal) asking for things many times in a way that is annoying

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im por tune /,impo:'tju:n; NAmE -poir'tuin/ verb [VN, VN to inf] ~ (sb) (for sth) (formal) to ask sb for sth many times and in a way that is annoying # — ic M ; &\M

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im pose O-w /im'pauz; NAmEim'pouz/ verb

1                  [VN] ~ sth (on/upon sth/sb) to introduce a new law, rule, tax, etc.; to order that a rule, punishment, etc. be used Wif, iffl ( M$f']JS ) ; 3Sifo]^?T: A new tax was imposed on fuel. ^ JF -ii /ft % ife — ^ §t „

2                  [VN] ~ sth (on/upon sb/sth) to force sb/sth to have to

deal with sth that is difficult or unpleasant it ^ ; $E 3S jjP to impose limitations/restrictions/

constraints on sth IUtIMJ /      0 This

system imposes additional financial burdens on many people.        3[VN]

~ sth (on/upon sb) to make sb accept the same opinions, wishes etc. as your own # ( £ij A ) ft B (ft M JE : She didn’t want to impose her values on her family. MXXWMmMA&5ftBW4Mt5&o o It was noticeable how a few people managed to impose their will on the others.      ^Aft/l       ft B

W M & M in X W\ A o 4 [V] ~ (on/upon sb/sth) to expect sb to do sth for you or to spend time with you, when it may not be convenient for them M3M (        ) ;

fiJi-fc        —* 3S: ‘You must stay for lunch.’ ‘Well,

thanks, but I don’t want to impose ... ’        Tfe

” “»§, MM,  mMM-” o Everyone

imposes on Dave’s good nature. AlCfPJ&jAfcA 5 [VN] ~ yourself (on/upon sb/sth) to make sb/sth accept or be aware of your presence or ideas fife # iR fij ( ft ) : European civilization was the

first to impose itself across the whole world. [*1 /fH A 0i] II

im pos ing /im'paozirj; NAmE -'pouz-/ adj. impressive to look at; making a strong impression (ft; AEp H. UMtth a grand and imposing building     (ft

% 0 a tall imposing woman        A A

im pos ition /.impa'zijn/ noun 1 [U] the act of intro­ducing sth such as a new law or rule, or a new tax ( Iff &MMJ#lft ) «,  the

imposition of martial law   o the imposition

of tax on domestic fuel W.MMfflffl.ttl'ljE'tfC 2 [C] an unfair or unreasonable thing that sb expects or asks you to do ( s&X a’M ) (ft5c>j<;: I’d like to stay if it’s not too much of an imposition.

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im possible /im'pnsabl; NAmE-pars-/ adj.

1                  that cannot exist or be done; not possible X R[ 16##

(       ) (ft; X Rft6(ft: almost/virtually impossible

JIX /        t6 0 It’s impossible for me to be there

before eight. f£AA££i!uX#t6&PJMo o It’s impos­sible to prove.        AfAfiEiAo 01 find it impossible to

lie to her. % ft    M # it 0 o an impossible

dream/goal Afe W ^ / @ ^ Win possible

2                  very difficult to deal with )*f£&h(ft; ^fMX ft (ft: /Ve

been placed in an impossible position. ftiPg ATj&il^t Ar      0 Honestly, you’re impossible at times!

t%,   o 3 the impossible noun

[sing.] a thing that is or seems impossible (

$3 (ft ^ : to attempt the impossible ^  ^ rT A M A i£

► im-pos-si bil ity /im.pnsa'bilati; NAmE paisa-/ noun

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[U, G, usually sing.] (pi. -ies); the sheer impossibility of providing enough food for everyone A A A & in ®tA ^ virtual impossibility Jl^X nf^^ im-pos-sibly /im'pDsabli; NAmE -'pais-/ adv. : an impossibly difficult problem (= impossible to solve) Aft ft? ft (ft M M O He was impossibly handsome (- it was difficult to believe that he could be so handsome). fniM

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im postor (BrE also im-pos-ter) /im'pDSta(r); NAmE -'pais-/ noun a person who pretends to be sb else in order to trick people f   1

imposture /im'pDstJa(r); NAmE -'pais-/ noun [u, C] (formal) an act of tricking people deliberately by pre­tending to be sb else

impotent /'impatant/ adj. 1 having no power to change things or to influence a situation A til A A (ft;

(ft H771 powerless : Without the chairman’s support, the committee is impotent.       H

All A A (ft o 0 She blazed with impotent rage. M 32l^A&, fiA^A#0 2 (of a man J§ A) unable to achieve an erection and therefore unable to have full sex ft A (ft ; PH M (ft ► im-po-tence /'impatans/ noun [U]: a feeling of impotence in the face of an apparently insoluble problem ffi/tft;[^Aftft?ft^|RT116^¥A^;t Jj§ o male impotence PH^ im-po-tent-ly adv. im-pound /im'paund/ verb [VN] (law W) 1 (of the police, courts of law, etc.   ftE^) to take sth away from

sb, so that they cannot use it f     ;      H771

confiscate: The car was impounded by the police after the accident.   H T„ 2 to

shut up dogs, cats, etc. found on the streets in a pound, until their owners collect them i&jif ( t#§ftfft$h ) im pov-er ish /im'pDvarij'; NAmE -’pa:v-/ verb [VN] 1 to make sb poor j& fj : These changes are likely to impoverish single-parent families even further.      ^ A

2 to make sth worse in quality ^ ^ ft $h : Intensive cultivation has

impoverished the soil. I!    ± S A         „ ►im-

pov er-ish-ment noun [U]

im pov er ished /im’pDvariJ't; NAmE -'paiv-/ adj. 1 very poor; without money A^(ft; “'A (ft : impover­ished peasants ^ ffi (ft ^ g o the impoverished areas of the city AMrfc (ft ^ & E o note at poor 2 poor in quality, because sth is missing ^A(ft; (ft; ft$i(ft im practicable /im'praektikabl/ adj. impossible or very difficult to do; not practical in a particular situ­ation A oJAf (ft; ^tO^PA(ft: It would be impracticable for each member to be consulted on every occasion. A bJ 16#—— compare imprac­tical^) EED practicable ► im-prac-tic-abiMty /im- .praektika'bilati/ noun [U]

im prac ti cal /im'praektikl/ adj. 1 not sensible or real­istic A 0J If W'; All : It was totally impractical to think that we could finish the job in two months.

— compare impracticable 2 (of people A) not good at doing things that involve using the hands; not good at planning or organizing things       (ft;

$J ( M £0. IR ) (ft W33 practical ► im-prac-ti-cal-ity /im.praekti'kaelati/ noun [U]

im precation /.impri'keijn/ noun (formal) a curse (= an offensive word that is used to express extreme anger)

im-pre-cise /.impri'sais/ adj. not giving exact details or making sth clear    BDC1

inaccurate: an imprecise     definition  0

imprecise information 5$ (ft ft S 0 The witness’s descriptions were too imprecise to be of any real value. vF. AWJS&A/MJfi,       Eaaprecise

► im-pre-cise*ly adv.       :       These        terms        are   often        used

imprecisely and interchangeably.

im pre ci sion /,impri si3n/ noun [U] : There is considerable imprecision in the terminology used.

im pregnable /im'pregnabl/ adj. 1 an impregnable building is so strongly built that it cannot be entered by