imposing
英[?m'p??z??]
美[?m'poz??]
- adj. （建筑物等）壯觀的；威風(fēng)的；（儀表）堂堂的；給人深刻印象的
- v. impose的ing形式
助記提示
1. im- "into, in, on, upon" + pos- + -ing.
2. 字面含義：put upon, place upon, a laying on.
3. => that impresses by appearance or manner.
4. 拿得出手的，能夠放出來(lái)、放在上面供人欣賞、觀賞的東西，肯定都是不一般的東西。
中文詞源
imposing 壯觀的
來(lái)自impose,強(qiáng)加。引申詞義使人留下深刻印象的，壯觀的。
英文詞源
- imposing (adj.)
- "that impresses by appearance or manner," 1786, from present participle of impose (v.). Related: Imposingly.
雙語(yǔ)例句
- 1. I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you.
- 我擔(dān)心你會(huì)覺(jué)得我們是在勉強(qiáng)你。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 2. "Mum thinks I should stop imposing on your hospitality, Leo," said Grace.
- “利奧，我媽媽覺(jué)得我不應(yīng)該再在這兒麻煩你了，”格雷絲說(shuō)。
來(lái)自柯林斯例句
- 3. a grand and imposing building
- 雄偉壯觀的建筑物
來(lái)自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 4. The fortress is an imposing building.
- 這座城堡是一座宏偉的建筑.
來(lái)自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
- 5. The mountains stand tall and imposing.
- 山勢(shì)崔巍.
來(lái)自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》