1、conceive
想象;相信
I just can't even conceive of that quantity of money.
那么多錢,我根本都無法想象。
He was immensely ambitious but unable to conceive of winning power for himself.
他雄心勃勃,但是想不出自己能如何贏得權力。
認為
The ancients conceived the earth as afloat in water.
古人認為地球飄浮在水里。
We conceive of the family as being in a constant state of change.
我們認為家庭處于不斷變化之中。
構思;設想;想出
She had conceived the idea of a series of novels.
她萌生出撰寫系列小說的想法。
He conceived of the first truly portable computer in 1968.
1968年,他構想出第一臺真正的便攜式計算機。
2、impose
強制實行;強加
Britain imposed fines on airlines which bring in passengers without proper papers.
英國會對運載證件不齊全的乘客進入國內的航空公司課以罰款。
Many companies have imposed a pay freeze.
許多公司已經強制凍結了工資。
使遭受,使承受(壓力、痛苦等)
The filming imposed an additional strain on her.
拍攝任務使她承受了格外大的壓力。
the pressures imposed upon teachers by ceaseless curriculum reforms.
無休止的課程改革使教師承受的壓力