impose ·verb (RULE/TAX, ETC.)

最近对香烟征收了很高的税。

Very high taxes have recently been ___imposed on cigarettes.

对于轻微的交通违章，法官们正处以越来越高的罚款。

Judges are ___imposing increasingly heavy fines for minor driving offences.

一个好处是，地方政府可以通过征收罚款或收取拥堵费来获得更多收入。

An advantage is that local governments could receive more money as they ___impose a fine or ask for a congestion charge.