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    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++im·part /ɪmˈpɑːt $ -ɑːrt/ verb [transitive] formal  1  ADDto give a particular quality to something 赋予，给予〔某种品质〕impart something to something Use a piece of fresh ginger to impart a Far Eastern flavour to simple ingredients. 用一片鲜姜给简单的原料添上东亚的风味。2  TEACHto give information, knowledge, wisdom etc to someone 〔向某人〕传授〔知识、智慧〕，透露〔信息〕；告知 She had information that she couldn’t wait to impart. 她得到了消息，迫不及待地想告诉别人。→ See Verb table
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    impart• While these symptoms impart a conformity to the clinical presentation, the underlying psychodynamic psychopathology is varied.• The green light surrounding them now seemed to be imparting a sick lifeless pallor.• If we were back in urban reality now, we yet retained a glow imparted by our bucolic idyll.• Smiling to herself, she listened to the hissed shushing that ensued as Mrs B. tried to impart her news.• It is frequently mixed with other fibres, particularly cotton, to impart improved life and easy-care qualities.• These people are unable to impart positive life values to their children because they have none to impart.• Interestingly, both businesses impart that deja-vu-all-over-again feeling.• It had no significance, or all the significance you might impart to its empty interior.impart something to something• French oak barrels impart a slight nut-like flavor to this chardonnay.    Origin impart (1500-1600) Old French empartir, from Latin impartire “to give out”, from partire “to divide, share”
    im·part verbChineseSyllable
    give something to to a Corpus particular quality


    impart
    im‧part /ɪmˈpɑːt $ -ɑːrt/ verb [transitive] formal
     Date: 1500-1600
     Language: Old French
     Origin: empartir, from Latin impartire 'to give out', from partire 'to divide, share'
    1. to give a particular quality to something
        impart something to something
        Use a piece of fresh ginger to impart a Far-Eastern flavour to simple ingredients.
    2. to give information, knowledge, wisdom etc to someone:
        She had information that she couldn’t wait to impart.


    im·partBrE /ɪmˈpɑːt/ 🔊NAmE /ɪmˈpɑːrt/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they impart BrE /ɪmˈpɑːt/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈpɑːrt/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it imparts BrE /ɪmˈpɑːts/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈpɑːrts/ 🔊past simple imparted BrE /ɪmˈpɑːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈpɑːrtɪd/ 🔊past participle imparted BrE /ɪmˈpɑːtɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈpɑːrtɪd/ 🔊 -ing form imparting BrE /ɪmˈpɑːtɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ɪmˈpɑːrtɪŋ/ 🔊 (formal) ~ sth (to sb) to pass information, knowledge, etc. to other people 通知；透露；传授 SYN convey ~ sth (to sth) to give a particular quality to sth 把（某性质）赋予；将…给予 SYN lend ◆The spice imparts an Eastern flavour to the dish. 这种调味品给菜肴添加了一种东方风味。🔊🔊