im·pinge
verb/ɪmˈpɪndʒ/
/ɪmˈpɪndʒ/
[intransitive] (formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they impinge | /ɪmˈpɪndʒ/ /ɪmˈpɪndʒ/ |
| he / she / it impinges | /ɪmˈpɪndʒɪz/ /ɪmˈpɪndʒɪz/ |
| past simple impinged | /ɪmˈpɪndʒd/ /ɪmˈpɪndʒd/ |
| past participle impinged | /ɪmˈpɪndʒd/ /ɪmˈpɪndʒd/ |
| -ing form impinging | /ɪmˈpɪndʒɪŋ/ /ɪmˈpɪndʒɪŋ/ |
- impinge (on/upon something/somebody) to have a clear and definite effect on something/somebody, especially a bad one
对…有明显作用（或影响）；妨碍；侵犯 - He never allowed his work to impinge on his private life.
他从不让他的工作妨碍私生活。 - The preparations for war were beginning to impinge.
备战的影响开始显现。
Extra Examples- Libel laws can impinge upon the freedom of the press.
诽谤法可能会侵犯新闻自由。 - Environmental stimuli are constantly impinging upon our sensory systems.
环境刺激不断冲击我们的感觉系统。 - It is difficult to separate the factors that impinge upon market efficiency.
很难区分影响市场效率的因素。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- seriously
- hardly
- rarely
- …
- on
- upon
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin impingere ‘drive something in or at’, from in- ‘into’ + pangere ‘fix, drive’. The word originally meant ‘thrust at forcibly’, then ‘come into forcible contact’; hence ‘encroach’ (mid 18th cent.). - He never allowed his work to impinge on his private life.