Impinge



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解释

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• v.侵犯; 撞击
• ［英］ v.侵犯 ( infringe; encroach) ; 撞击 ( collide with)
• ［例］ The effects are impinging on every aspect of our lives.

Webster Collegiate

intransitive verb (impinged; impinging)

• Etymology: Latin impingere, from in- + pangere to fasten, drive in — more at pact
• Date: 1605
• 1. to strike or dash especially with a sharp collision <I heard the rain impinge upon the earth — James Joyce>
• 2. to have an effect ; make an impression <waiting for the germ of a new idea to impinge upon my mind — Phyllis Bentley>
• 3. encroach, infringe <impinge on other people's rights>
• ? impingement noun

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