impress
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb (with sth) have a favourable effect on sb; make sb feel admiration and respect 給予某人深刻印象; 使某人欽佩而起敬
The sights of the city never fail to impress foreign tourists. 外國游客無一不對該市留有深刻印象.
The girl impressed her fiance's family with her liveliness and sense of humour. 姑娘又活潑又富幽默感, 未婚夫家人十分喜歡她.
We were most impressed with/by your efficiency. 你的工作效率很高, 我們極為欽佩.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth on/upon sb fix sth in sb's mind; make sb keenly aware of sth 使某人銘記某事物; 使某人深深意識到某事物
His words impressed themselves on my memory. 他的話銘刻在我的記憶里.
The manager impressed on his office staff the importance of keeping accurate records. 經(jīng)理讓辦公室職員認(rèn)識到做精確記錄的重要性.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (in/on sth) press sth hard into a soft surface, leaving a mark 用硬物壓入軟物表面而留下痕跡; 蓋印
designs impressed on/in wax 在蠟板上壓印出的圖樣.
impress n (fml 文) mark left by pressing sth hard, eg a seal, into a soft surface 壓痕, 印記(如印章的印記).