To protect local industries, the government decided to impose a tariff on imported electronic components.
为了保护本地产业，政府决定对进口电子元件征收关税。
Which choice best defines “impose”?
D — To force (something) on someone; establish by authority.. “impose” means To force (something) on someone; establish by authority..
Which word means “To force (something) on someone; establish by authority.”?
B — impose. “impose” means To force (something) on someone; establish by authority..
impose — To force (something) on someone; establish by authority.. In Chinese: 强加;征收;把…强加于.
impose is pronounced //ɪmˈpəʊz//.
To protect local industries, the government decided to impose a tariff on imported electronic components. (为了保护本地产业，政府决定对进口电子元件征收关税。)
levy, inflict, enforce — all close in meaning to impose (To force (something) on someone; establish by authority.).
remove, lift — each the opposite of impose (To force (something) on someone; establish by authority.).
Yes. impose is on the SAT Prep Easy list — mid-frequency academic words that do get tested. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.
im(上) + pose(放置) → 硬压上去 → 强加。