im·ple·ment

verb

OPAL W

/ˈɪmplɪment/

(formal)

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they implement	/ˈɪmplɪment/ /ˈɪmplɪment/
he / she / it implements	/ˈɪmplɪments/ /ˈɪmplɪments/
past simple implemented	/ˈɪmplɪmentɪd/ /ˈɪmplɪmentɪd/
past participle implemented	/ˈɪmplɪmentɪd/ /ˈɪmplɪmentɪd/
-ing form implementing	/ˈɪmplɪmentɪŋ/ /ˈɪmplɪmentɪŋ/

implement something to make something that has been officially decided start to happen or be used使生效；贯彻；执行；实施 synonym carry out
- to implement changes/decisions/policies/reforms实行变革；执行决议／政策；实施改革
- A new work programme for young people will be implemented.将实施一项新的年轻人工作计划。
Extra Examples
- It's a simple, easily implemented system.这是一个简单易行的系统。
- The decision was hard to implement.那项决定难以落实。
- The decision will be difficult to implement.这一决定执行起来会很难。
- The government failed to implement the plan.政府未能实施这一计划。
- The proposed changes were never actually implemented.提出的改革方案从未切实贯彻执行过。
- These reforms have now been widely implemented in schools.这些改革措施现在已在各学校广泛实施。
- We are implementing a new system of stock control.我们正在实施一种新的库存管理系统。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- correctly
- fully
- properly
- …
verb + implement
- agree to
- decide to
- intend to
- …
phrases
- easily implemented
- poorly implemented
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘article of furniture, equipment, or dress’): partly from medieval Latin implementa (plural), partly from late Latin implementum ‘filling up, fulfilment’, both from Latin implere ‘fill up’ (later ‘employ’), from in- ‘in’ + Latin plere ‘fill’. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.

im·ple·ment

noun

/ˈɪmplɪmənt/

(formal)

a tool or an instrument, often one that is quite simple and that is used outdoors工具，器具（常指简单的户外用具）
- agricultural implements农具
- Make sure that all sharp implements, such as scythes, have covers.一定要确保所有锋利的工具，比如长柄镰刀，都罩上护套。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- agricultural
- farm
- farming
- …
Word Originlate Middle English (in the sense ‘article of furniture, equipment, or dress’): partly from medieval Latin implementa (plural), partly from late Latin implementum ‘filling up, fulfilment’, both from Latin implere ‘fill up’ (later ‘employ’), from in- ‘in’ + Latin plere ‘fill’. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.