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 imposition [,impә'ziʃәn]   添加此单词到默认生词本
n. 征收, 课税, 强加, 欺骗

[经] 征税, 税, 税款




    imposition
    [ noun ]
    1. the act of imposing something (as a tax or an embargo)

    2. <noun.act>
    3. an uncalled-for burden

    4. <noun.cognition>
      he listened but resented the imposition


    Imposition \Im`po*si"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. impositio the
    application of a name to a thing. See {Impone}.]
    1. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining,
    inflicting, obtruding, and the like. ``From imposition of
    strict laws.'' --Milton.

    Made more solemn by the imposition of hands.
    --Hammond.

    2. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined; charge;
    burden; injunction; tax.

    3. (Eng. Univ.) An extra exercise enjoined on students as a
    punishment. --T. Warton.

    4. An excessive, arbitrary, or unlawful exaction; hence, a
    trick or deception put on laid on others; cheating; fraud;
    delusion; imposture.

    Reputation is an idle and most false imposition.
    --Shak.

    5. (Eccl.) The act of laying on the hands as a religious
    ceremoy, in ordination, confirmation, etc.

    6. (Print.) The act or process of imosing pages or columns of
    type. See {Impose}, v. t., 4.

    Syn: Deceit; fraud; imposture. See {Deception}.

    1. Management agreed to a 15,000-zloty ($38) monthly pay raise, but the total included some raises already promised, and said Solidarity activists fired after the imposition of martial law in 1981 would be rehired as needed.
    2. It was suppressed and outlawed after the imposition of martial law in December 1981.
    3. The imposition of order by the ANC is thus likely to be a painful prerequisite for a resumption of inward investment, and a resurgence of the economy.
    4. The Bundesbank is also in an excellent position to resist the imposition of Emu by a German government that has been seriously weakened by its past policy errors.
    5. "After receiving the ultimatum, there was no turning back from the imposition of martial law," says Col. Kuklinski.
    6. It was the first time since the imposition of martial law in Poland in December 1981 that Walesa received permission to travel abroad.
    7. As proponents of public health, we are in favour of sensible and flexible regulation, but the imposition of VAT on food would be neither.
    8. The period includes the opening of a special session of the Russian Parliament, at which Gorbachev rival Boris Yeltsin faces a noconfidence vote, and the imposition of price increases.
    9. Most beef exported to EU countries is from old cows, which will still be subject to the rules. There was a drop off in prime beef exports from Britain following the imposition of the new rules.
    10. The Roman Catholic Diocese of Tucson says severe financial strain from continued ownership of television station KDTU has forced elimination of 14 jobs, suspension of some services and imposition of salary cuts.
    11. Beirut newspapers predicted the government steps include the imposition of an economic blockade of that part of the Christian enclave controlled by Aoun.
    12. "At bottom, the court today is so disquieted by the possible exploitation of children in the production of the pornography that it is willing to tolerate the imposition of criminal penalties for simple possession," he said.
    13. The resurgence of conflict in Yugoslavia and some bad corporate results depressed investors. OMV, the oil group, came under pressure on concerns over its exposure to Libya, which faces the imposition of UN sanctions.
    14. But with the imposition of a bit of military discipline it is being turned into a more effective retail fighting machine. Like fellow clothing groups Storehouse, Next and Burton, Sears had become bloated and unmanageable in the late 1980s.
    15. In practice, this policy has led Moscow to pursue a two-pronged effort: the imposition of a contrived historical legitimacy to justify a vigorous program of Russification of the other republics.
    16. The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' plan to boost oil prices is succeeding through a combination of production cuts and the imposition of fixed prices in new contracts with buyers.
    17. But ministers warned that the government would press ahead with ratification even if defeated. Mr Major will open today's debate with a warning that the imposition in Britain of the social chapter would wreck hopes of an economic recovery.
    18. Seiders said builders are working overtime in California, fearing the eventual imposition of growth limits by local governments in crowded southern counties in the state.
    19. In the new thinking, imposition of the fees may rid the branch of unprofitable customers.
    20. But, unfair or otherwise, there is a widespread view on the Tory right that Mr Clarke sees higher taxes as the easier option. There are deep concerns too about the impact of the imposition of value added tax on domestic fuel.
    21. Pressure on bank capital, owing to the imposition next year of new capital adequacy standards by the Basle committee on bank supervision, a grouping of international bank regulators, has further constrained lending.
    22. In an unusual public criticism, the Vatican in a major document on racism issued in February condemned the imposition of the Sharia, or Islamic law, on non-Moslems.
    23. However, the imposition of an IMF austerity program has always been unacceptable to Mr. Funaro.
    24. Solidarity was crushed with the imposition of martial law in 1981.
    25. "My main problem with the government has always been ideological," the 73-year-old scholar and avowed anti-Marxist said. "This whole fight started with the imposition of an alien system on Afghanistan which was rejected by our people.
    26. The Vatican in February criticized the imposition of Islamic law on non-Moslems.
    27. Riots have broken out in south India over what people view as the forcible imposition of Hindi, which is mainly spoken in the country's north.
    28. "It would not have been a terrible imposition," he said.
    29. The mention of a "Polish coup" referrred to the imposition of martial law in Poland in December 1981 and banning the next fall of the Solidarity free trade union movement.
    30. This sort of individual sanction effects a much greater perversion of the normal legislative process than does the imposition of sanctions on the city for the failure of these same legislators to enact an ordinance.
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