The noun is pronounced /'ɪmpækt/. The verb is pronounced /ɪm'pækt/. 名词读作 /'ɪmpækt/,动词读作 /ɪm'pækt/。
- N-COUNT 影响;作用
The impact that something has on a situation, process, or person is a sudden and powerful effect that it has on them.
- They say they expect the meeting to have a marked impact on the future of the country...
他们称他们预期会议对国家的未来会产生显著影响。 - The major impact of this epidemic worldwide is yet to come...
这种传染病在世界范围内的重大影响还未完全显现。 - When an executive comes into a new job, he wants to quickly make an impact.
一个新主管刚上任时,会希望尽快树立威信。
- N-VAR 撞击;碰撞;撞击力
An impact is the action of one object hitting another, or the force with which one object hits another.
- The plane is destroyed, a complete wreck: the pilot must have died on impact...
飞机遭到毁坏,完全成了一堆残骸:飞行员肯定死于撞击。 - A running track should be capable of absorbing the impact of a runner's foot landing on it.
跑道应该能够吸收奔跑者踩踏地面时产生的撞击力。
- VERB (对…)产生影响
To impact on a situation, process, or person means to affect them.
- Such schemes mean little unless they impact on people.
这些计划没什么意义,除非它们对人民产生影响。 - That, in turn would increase pressure for higher wages and that, in turn, would impact on inflation and competition.
那样就会增加工资上涨的压力,而那样又会对通货膨胀和竞争产生影响。 - ...the potential for women to impact the political process.
女性影响政治进程的潜力
- VERB 撞击;冲击;碰撞
If one object impacts on another, it hits it with great force.
- ...the sharp tinkle of metal impacting on stone...
金属撞击石头发出的刺耳叮当声 - According to the air force, the missile merely impacted with the ground prematurely...
根据空军提供的消息,导弹只是提前撞向了地面。 - When a large object impacts the Earth, it makes a crater.
当巨大物体撞击地球时,就会产生凹坑。