1、independent

相互獨立的;彼此不關聯的

Your questions should be independent of each other.

你的問題應該彼此無關。

We're going independent from the university and setting up our own group.

我們馬上就將從大學分離出去,成立我們自己的團體。

自立的;不需外援的

Phil was now much more independent of his parents.

菲爾現在不那么依賴父母了。

She would like to be financially independent.

她希望在經濟上能夠自立。

(國家)獨立的

a fully independent state.

一個完全獨立的國家

Papua New Guinea became independent from Australia in 1975.

巴布亞新幾內亞 1975 年脫離澳大利亞正式獨立。

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

把…硬加給;把…強塞給;勉強(某人)做事

I was afraid you'd simply feel we were imposing on you.

我擔心你會覺得我們是在勉強你。

Mum thinks I should stop imposing on your hospitality, Leo, said Grace.

利奧,我媽媽覺得我不應該再在這兒麻煩你了，格雷絲說。