impression
noun
ɪmˈpreʃən
noun
1
the
opinion
or
feeling
you
have
about
someone
or
something
because
of
the
way
they
seem
〔对人、事的〕印象,感想
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2
be under the impression (that)
to
believe
that
something
is
true
when
it
is
not
原以为(…),误以为(…)
I’m
sorry,
I
was
under
the
impression
that
you
were
the
manager.
对不起,我以为你是经理呢。
3
when
someone
copies
the
speech
or
behaviour
of
a
famous
person
in
order
to
make
people
laugh
〔对名人言行的〕滑稽模仿;
C
Jean
does
a
great
impression
of
Madonna.
琼模仿麦当娜真是惟妙惟肖。
4
a
picture
or
drawing
of
what
someone
or
some
¬thing might look like, or what something will look like in the future 印象画
C
[+
of
]
an
artist’s
impression
of
the
new
building
一位美术家给新大楼画的印象画
5
a
mark
left
by
pressing
something
into
a
soft
surface
印记; 压痕
C
Some
of
the
fallen
trees
had
left
a
clear
impression
in
the
hardened
mud.
有一些倒下的树木在坚硬的泥地上留下了清晰的压痕。
6
all
the
copies
of
a
book
printed
at
one
time
印数〔指一本书一次印刷的总册数〕;
C