imperative

US [ɪmˈperətɪv]
UK [ɪm'perətɪv]
  • adj.重要紧急的；迫切的；急需处理的；表示权威的
  • n.重要紧急的事；必要的事；祈使语气；祈使语气动词
  • Web命令式；强制的；祈使句
Plural Form：imperatives  

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imperative
adj.
1.
[nubn]
重要紧急的；迫切的；急需处理的very important and needing immediate attention or action
It is absolutely imperative that we finish by next week.
我们的当务之急是必须于下周完成。
It is imperative to continue the treatment for at least two months.
必须继续治疗至少两个月。
2.
表示权威的expressing authority
an imperative tone
命令的语调
3.
[obn]
表示命令的；祈使的expressing an order
an imperative sentence
祈使句
n.
1.
重要紧急的事；必要的事a thing that is very important and needs immediate attention or action
the economic imperative of quality education for all
向全民提供高质量教育对经济发展的重要性
2.
祈使语气；祈使语气动词the form of a verb that expresses an order; a verb in this form
In ‘Go away!’ the verb is in the imperative .
Go away! 中的动词是祈使语气动词。
‘Go away!’ is an imperative.
Go away! 是祈使句。

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Definition:
AllAll,重要紧急的重要紧急的,迫切的迫切的,急需处理的急需处理的,表示权威的表示权威的,重要紧急的事重要紧急的事,必要的事必要的事,祈使语气祈使语气,祈使语气动词祈使语气动词,命令式命令式,强制的强制的,祈使句祈使句
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1.
To be free, in the sense of autonomous, requires that I act not out of a hypothetical imperative but out of a categorical imperative.
为了获得自由，在自主的范畴内需要我的行为，不是出于“假言命令”，而是出于“定言命令”。
wèi le huò de zì yóu , zài zì zhǔ de fàn chóu nèi xū yào wǒ de xíng wéi , bú shì chū yú " jiǎ yán mìng lìng " , ér shì chū yú " dìng yán mìng lìng " 。
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2.
Debugging declarative grammars is often more difficult than incrementally adjusting imperative code.
调试声明性语法通常比用增量方式来调整命令式代码更困难。
tiáo shì shēng míng xìng yǔ fǎ tōng cháng bǐ yòng zēng liàng fāng shì lái tiáo zhěng mìng lìng shì dài mǎ gèng kùn nan 。
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3.
Its syntax appears to be that of a succession of three imperative clauses: one pointless, one mysterious, and one scarcely even coherent.
我看到的是三个连续的祈使动词：其一毫无意义，其二神秘莫测，还有一个简直不知所云。
wǒ kàn dào de shì sān gè lián xù de qí shǐ dòng cí : qí yī háo wú yì yì , qí èr shén mì mò cè , hái yǒu yī gè jiǎn zhí bù zhī suǒ yún 。
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4.
It seems like the drab world of C-like, imperative, curly braces languages might be spiced up by a variety of paradigms.
似乎与C语言一样具有单调命令式和括号的语言都可以使用不同的范式形成。
sì hū yǔ C yǔ yán yí yàng jù yǒu dān diào mìng lìng shì hé kuò hào de yǔ yán dōu kě yǐ shǐ yòng bù tóng de fàn shì xíng chéng 。
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5.
The president says health care reform is no longer just a moral imperative, it'sitis an economic imperative.
总体表示医疗保健该给已经不仅仅是道德上的需要，而且是从经济上势在必行。
zǒng tǐ biǎo shì yī liáo bǎo jiàn gāi gěi yǐ jīng bù jǐn jǐn shì dào dé shàng de xū yào , ér qiě shì cóng jīng jì shàng shì zài bì xíng 。
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6.
When adopting SOA, it is imperative to adhere to open standards instead of trying to bypass them or create homegrown solutions.
采用SOA时，务必遵循开放标准，而不要尝试忽略这些标准或自己创建替代解决方案。
cǎi yòng SOA shí , wù bì zūn xún kāi fàng biāo zhǔn , ér bú yào cháng shì hū lüè zhè xiē biāo zhǔn huò zì jǐ chuàng jiàn tì dài jiě jué fāng àn 。
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7.
When trying to meet someone new, it is imperative that you let go of your preconceived notions about who the perfect partner is.
当你尝试去认识新朋友的时候，当务之急是你要抛开谁是你的最佳朋友的偏见。
dāng nǐ cháng shì qù rèn shi xīn péng yǒu de shí hou , dāng wù zhī jí shì nǐ yào pāo kāi shuí shì nǐ de zuì jiā péng yǒu de piān jiàn 。
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8.
There is no doubt that its symbolic meaning that it is imperative to prevent them from indulging in CG ought to be taken seriously.
毫无疑问，它的象征意义，这是当务之急，以防止他们沉迷于协商小组应认真考虑。
háo wú yí wèn , tā de xiàng zhēng yì yì , zhè shì dāng wù zhī jí , yǐ fáng zhǐ tā men chén mí yú xié shāng xiǎo zǔ yīng rèn zhēn kǎo lǜ 。
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9.
In such a weather of sleet, people would rather stay indoors for a whole day than going out if there was nothing urgent and imperative.
在这样雨雪交加的日子里，如果没有什么紧要事，人们宁愿一整天足不出户。
zài zhè yàng yǔ xuě jiāo jiā de rì zǐ lǐ , rú guǒ méi yǒu shén me jǐn yào shì , rén men nìng yuàn yī zhěng tiān zú bù chū hù 。
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10.
And I maintain that the kind of formal moral obligation described in Kant's categorical imperative does not actually exist.
我主张在康德描述的绝对命令的形式道德义务事实上是不存在的。
wǒ zhǔ zhāng zài kāng dé miáo shù de jué duì mìng lìng de xíng shì dào dé yì wù shì shí shàng shì bù cún zài de 。
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