depose
英 [dɪˈpəʊz] 美 [dɪˈpoʊz]
罢免、废黜
- The president was deposed in a military coup.
总统在军事政变中被废黜。
impose
英 [ɪmˈpəʊz] 美 [ɪmˈpoʊz]
推行、强制实行；把（尤指信仰或生活方式）强加于；勉强、打扰、麻烦
- Judges are imposing increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences.
法官们对轻微的违章驾驶开始处以越来越重的罚款。 - I don't want them to impose their religious beliefs on my children.
我不希望他们把自己的宗教信仰强加给我的孩子们。 - She's always imposing on people - asking favours and getting everyone to do things for her.
她总是强人所难——要人帮忙做这做那。
postpone
英 [pəˈspəʊn] 美 [poʊˈspoʊn]
延迟、延期、展缓
- They decided to postpone their holiday until next year.
他们决定将假期推迟到来年。 - We've had to postpone going to France because the children are ill.
因为孩子们生病了，我们不得不推迟去法国的行程。 - 延伸阅读：区别辨析delay、postpone、defer、suspend、prolong与put off
superimpose
英 [ˌsuːpərɪmˈpəʊz] 美 [ˌsuːpərɪmˈpoʊz]
使（尤指图片、文字等）叠加，将…放在他物之上
- The book cover had a picture of a dove superimposed on a battle scene.
这本书封面上的战争画面中添加了一只和平鸽。
transpose
英 [trænˈspəʊz] 美 [trænˈspoʊz]
使换位置、使互换位置；使变调、使移调
- Genetic engineers transpose or exchange bits of hereditary material from one organism to the next.
遗传工程师将某一生物的小段遗传物质调换到另一生物，或与其互换。 - She could play any piece of music she heard and transpose it into any key.
她能把听过的任何乐曲变以任何调演奏出来。
