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the powerful effect that something has on somebody/something 巨大影响；强大作用 a positive/a negative/an adverse impact 积极/消极/不利的影响 a significant/major/huge impact 有意义/重大/巨大的影响 to have/make an impact 产生影响 - impact of something
to reduce/minimize the impact of something 减少/最小化某事的影响 the environmental impact of tourism 旅游事业对环境的巨大影响 - impact of doing something
the economic impact of leaving the European Union 脱离欧盟的经济影响 - impact on somebody/something
Her speech made a profound impact on everyone. 她的讲话对每个人都有深远的影响。 She has had a lasting impact on the lives of many of her students. 她对她的许多学生的生活产生了持久的影响。 The project's impact on the environment should be minimal. 项目对环境的影响应该是最小的。 - impact of something on somebody/something
The report assesses the impact of the disease on mortality and population growth. 该报告评估了这种疾病对死亡率和人口增长的影响。 - impact from something
It is too early to notice any impact from the recent changes to the rules. 现在注意到最近规则变化的影响还为时过早。 an environmental impact assessment 环境影响评估 a victim impact statement 受害者影响声明
Extra ExamplesBusinesses are beginning to feel the full impact of the recession. 工商企业开始感受到了经济衰退的全面冲击。 social support to cushion the impact of unemployment 减轻失业影响的社会支持 It is difficult to judge the potential impact of the changes on employment patterns. 很难判断这些变化对就业模式的潜在影响。 Architecturally, these churches reflected the impact of the Renaissance. 从建筑风格来看，这些教堂受到了文艺复兴的影响。 Listening to the speech through an interpreter lessened its impact somewhat. 演讲经过翻译之口听起来或多或少削弱了其本身的影响力。 The film lacks the visceral impact of her previous work. 这部影片缺乏她以前的作品所具有的那种情感冲击力。 The initial impact of the reforms will be felt most keenly in primary schools. 改革的影响会最先在小学中明显体现出来。 The severest human impact on the dolphins has been the loss of habitat. 人类对海豚造成的最为严重的影响是使它们失去了栖息之地。 We are trying to minimize the impact of price rises on our customers. 我们正在努力使涨价对顾客的影响减至最低。 We'll show you how to dress for maximum impact at the all-important audition. 这次试演关系重大，我们会教你如何着装才能取得最佳效果。 You certainly made a big impact on Carter. 你确实对卡特造成了很大影响。 a high-impact message aimed at changing people's attitudes 旨在改变民众态度的具有重大影响的主旨
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
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the act of one object hitting another; the force with which this happens 撞击；冲撞；冲击力 craters made by meteorite impacts 陨石撞击而成的陨石坑 The impact of the blow knocked Jack off balance. 这一记猛击把杰克打了个趔趄。 - impact on something
A well-designed sports shoe should absorb the impact on the 28 bones in each foot. 设计精良的运动鞋应能减轻冲击力，保护单足的 28 块骨头。 - on impact
The bomb explodes on impact (= when it hits something). 炸弹受到撞击就爆炸。 The car is fitted with side impact bars (= to protect it from a blow from the side). 这辆车的两侧都安装了保险杠。
Extra ExamplesAir bags are designed to soften the impact for crash victims. 气囊是为减缓撞车事故受害人所受冲击而设计的。 Impact occurred seconds after the pilot radioed for help. 飞行员发出无线电求救信号数秒钟之后就发生了碰撞。 The front coach of the train took the full impact of the crash. 列车前部的车厢承受了相撞带来的全部冲击力。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- full
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- the moment, point, time, etc. of impact
Word Originearly 17th cent. (as a verb in the sense ‘press closely, fix firmly’): from Latin impact- ‘driven in’, from the verb impingere ‘drive something in or at’, from in- ‘into’ + pangere ‘fix, drive’.