impress

英 [ɪmˈpres]

美 [ɪmˈpres]

v.  使钦佩; 使敬仰; 给…留下深刻的好印象; 使意识到(重要性或严重性等); 使铭记; 给…留下深刻印象

过去分词：impressed　过去式：impressed　现在分词：impressing　第三人称单数：impresses　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.4079 / COCA.3055

同义词辨析

affectimpressinfluence【导航词义：影响】

牛津词典

verb

• 使钦佩；使敬仰；给…留下深刻的好印象
  if a person or thing impresses you, you feel admiration for them or it
  1. We interviewed a number of candidates but none of them impressed us.
     我们和数名申请人进行了面谈，但都没有给我们留下什么印象。
  2. He impressed her with his sincerity.
     他的真诚打动了她。
  3. His sincerity impressed her.
     他的真诚打动了她。
  4. The Grand Canyon never fails to impress.
     大峡谷永远让人叹为观止。
  5. It impressed me that she remembered my name.
     令我佩服的是她记得我的名字。
• 使意识到（重要性或严重性等）
  to make sb understand how important, serious etc. sth is by emphasizing it
  1. He impressed on us the need for immediate action.
     他让我们认识到立刻采取行动的必要。
• 使铭记；给…留下深刻印象
  to have a great effect on sth, especially sb's mind, imagination, etc.
  1. Her words impressed themselves on my memory.
     她的话语我铭记在心里。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 给…深刻印象;使钦佩
  If somethingimpressesyou, you feel great admiration for it.
  1. What impressed him most was their speed...
     最令他佩服的是他们的速度。
  2. ...a group of students who were trying to impress their girlfriends...
     一群竭力想让女友刮目相看的学生
  3. Cannon's film impresses on many levels.
     坎农的电影在很多方面令人印象深刻。
• VERB 使铭记;使谨记
  If youimpresssomethingonsomeone, you make them understand its importance or degree.
  1. I had always impressed upon the children that if they worked hard they would succeed in life...
     我总让孩子们牢记努力工作就会成功。
  2. I've impressed upon them the need for more professionalism...
     我已使他们深刻认识到提高专业素养的必要性。
  3. I impressed on him what a huge honour he was being offered.
     我让他铭记他当时被授予了多么大的荣誉。
• VERB 使…注意到;给…留下印象
  If somethingimpresses itself onyour mind, you notice and remember it.
  1. But this change has not yet impressed itself on the minds of the British public.
     但这一变化还没有引起英国公众的注意。
• VERB 给…留下(…的)印象
  If someone or somethingimpressesyouasa particular thing, usually a good one, they gives you the impression of being that thing.
  1. Billy Sullivan had impressed me as a fine man.
     比利·沙利文给我留下的印象是他是个很不错的人。

英英释义

noun

• the act of coercing someone into government service
  Synonym:impressment

verb

• dye (fabric) before it is spun
  Synonym:yarn-dye
• produce or try to produce a vivid impression of
  1. Mother tried to ingrain respect for our elders in us
  Synonym:ingraininstill
• take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship
  1. The men were shanghaied after being drugged
  Synonym:shanghai
• mark or stamp with or as if with pressure
  1. To make a batik, you impress a design with wax
  Synonym:imprint
• reproduce by printing
  Synonym:print
• have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
  1. This child impressed me as unusually mature
  2. This behavior struck me as odd
  Synonym:affectmovestrike
• impress positively
  1. The young chess player impressed her audience

双语例句

• Ask young Harry to do it& he's still an eager beaver and wants to impress by his willingness.
  请年轻的亨利干吧&他仍然是个雄心勃勃的人，并努力使人对他的投入留下深刻印象。
• Rick is slightly smarmy and eager to impress.
  里克有些好奉承，急着要给人留下好印象。
• The local people bent over backwards to impress their unexpected guests.
  当地老百姓对这些不速之客盛情款待，表现得格外热情。
• Cannon's film impresses on many levels.
  坎农的电影在很多方面令人印象深刻。
• A style consultant will demonstrate how to dress to impress.
  时尚顾问将示范如何穿着以给人留下深刻印象。
• Perhaps I was trying to impress him with my precocious wisdom.
  或许我是想用此来加深他对我早熟智慧的印象。
• They are notorious for resorting to trickery in order to impress their clients.
  他们为了打动客户不惜坑蒙拐骗，因而声名狼藉。
• This guy desperately wants to impress you.
  这个人拼命地想给你留下印象。
• I know you wanted to impress that scout.
  我知道你想给那球探留下好印象。
• I've impressed upon them the need for more professionalism
  我已使他们深刻认识到提高专业素养的必要性。