imperative
美音:
[ım´perətıv
]英音:
[ım´perətıv
]n.命令,诫命,需要,规则,祈使语气 adj.命令的,强制的,紧急的,必要的,势在必行的,[语法]祈使的
难易程度:
imperative为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
名词:imperativeness 副词:imperatively
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imperative
/ɪm'perətɪv; ɪm`pɛrətɪv/
adj
1 [usu pred通常作表语] very urgent or important; needing immediate attention 紧急; 重要; 需要立即处理
*It is imperative that we make a quick decision. 我们要尽快做出决定.
2 expressing a command; authoritative 命令式的; 必须服从的; 专断的; 权威的
*an imperative tone of voice that had to be obeyed 必须服从的命令腔调.
3 (grammar) of the verb form that expresses a command 祈使的
*`Go!' is in the imperative mood. `Go!'是祈使语气的句子. Cf 参看 indicative, infinitive, subjunctive.
n
1 (grammar) (verb in the) mood2 that expresses a command 祈使语气(的动词)
*In `Go away!' the verb is in the imperative. 在`Go away!'中用的是祈使语气的动词.
* `Go!' is an imperative. `Go!'是祈使语气的动词.
2 thing that is essential or urgent 必要的事; 紧急的事; 必须履行的责任; 需要; 必要性
*Survival is our first imperative. 我们当务之急是设法生存下来.
* a moral imperative 道德上的责任.
1. It is imperative that we make a quick decision. 我们要尽快做出决定.
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