impress
verb
ɪmˈpres
verb
1
to
make
someone
feel
admiration
and
respect
使钦佩; 使留下深刻印象
not in progressive 不用进行式
Steve
borrowed
his
dad’s
sports
car
to
impress
his
girlfriend.
史蒂夫借来他爸爸的跑车向女友炫耀。
impress
sb
with/by
sth
We
were
very
impressed
by
the
standard
of
work.
工作水准之高给我们留下了深刻的印象。
One
candidate
in
particular
impressed
us
with
her
knowledge.
尤其是有一位候选人，她的学识给我们留下了深刻的印象。
I
think
the
chief
exec
was
favourably
impressed
by
your
presentation.
我认为总经理对你的汇报相当满意。
‘He’s
a
lawyer?’
Mum
looked
suitably
impressed
(=as
impressed
as
you
would
expect)
.
“他是个律师？”妈妈看上去果然印象颇好。
2
to
make
the
importance
of
something
clear
to
someone
使〔某人〕了解〔某事的重要性〕
impress
sth
on
sb
Father
impressed
on
me
the
value
of
hard
work.
父亲向我强调努力工作的重要意义。
3
to
press
something
into
a
soft
surface
so
that
a
mark
or
pattern
appears
on
it
把〔某物〕压入〔柔软的平面〕; 压印; 盖〔印〕于
patterns
impressed
in
the
clay
压印在黏土上的图案