impinge
verb [intransitive] (formal)- impinge (on/upon something/somebody)
to have a clear and definite effect on something/somebody, especially a bad one synonym encroach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 ExamplesLibel laws can impinge upon the freedom of the press. 诽谤法会侵犯新闻自由。 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
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- 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.).