Impose

To impose refers to enforce something on someone, establish something by force or authority, or compel someone to behave in a certain way.
The United Nations was prompted to impose a ban on selling mainframe computers or laptops to North Korea.
Russia in August suspended on-site nuclear inspections, saying it was acting in retaliation for a U.S. ban on flights from Russia that was imposed after the invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
Manufacturing had already been in decline in November, when many cities and regions in China imposed lockdowns on residents in a futile bid to contain outbreaks.
Hotels have been practically empty as cities imposed stringent rules on intercity travel, forcing them to cut room rates in half or more to lure a few local residents for “staycations.”
The Digital Markets Act is set to go into effect in spring 2023, and imposes a set of rules on large companies, like Apple, Meta, and Google, to promote competition with smaller entities.

Impose这个单词为动词，其表示“force something on someone, compel something or someone to behave in a certain way, or establish something by force or authority”这一含义，即“强制推行/强加/迫使/把…强加于”，与enforce/force/charge/inflict/promulgate这些单词构成近义词。另外，该单词使用时常与介词on或upon连用，构成impose something on/upon somebody or something 这一结构。
具体使用场景如下：

The traffic department now imposes a fine for text messaging while driving. （交通部门现在对开车时发短信处以罚款。）
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In early 2021, the Trump administration started imposing a 25 percent tax on graphics cards imported from China after an exemption carved out for them in tariffs from 2018 expired.（2021年初，特朗普政府开始对从中国进口的显卡征收25%的税，此前2018年的关税豁免到期。）
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A number of Chinese firms are expected to face restrictions similar to the limits that the Trump administration imposed on the telecom equipment maker Huawei.（预计一些中国公司将面临类似于特朗普政府对电信设备制造商华为施加的限制的限制。）
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In the last two years, South Africa imposed a ban on alcohol sales three times in hopes to curb the spread of coronavirus by dissuading parties and social gatherings.（在过去两年中，南非三次禁止销售酒精，希望通过劝阻聚会和社交聚会来遏制冠状病毒的传播。）
–Culture
When citywide protests over the killing of George Floyd began, and Mayor Bill de Blasio imposed an 8 p.m. curfew, the bar crowds dwindled, and some bars closed altogether for a time.（当全市范围内对乔治·弗洛伊德被杀的抗议活动开始时，市长比尔·德布拉西奥实施了晚上8点的宵禁，酒吧的人群减少了，一些酒吧一度完全关闭。）
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