imposed是什么意思？

Many of these penalties are imposed regardless of the seriousness of the offense or the person's individual circumstances.

Where the penalties are not a must, they should be imposed only if the facts of a case support it.

If no penalty is imposed on an employee for poor performance, other employees may react by reducing their productivity as well.

Such was the case in the early 1990s when Sears imposed a sales quota on its auto repair staff.

The very process imposed a limitation on the quantity of materials copied.

Implicitly or explicitly, American fashion addressed a democracy, whereas traditional Paris-based fashion was prescriptive and imposed on women, willing or not.

In France, the government has banned supermarkets from throwing away edible foods and imposed harsh penalties on businesses that fail to comply with the regulations.