impression
柯林斯词典
1. N-COUNT Your impression of a person or thing is what you think they are like, usually after having seen or heard them. Your impression of a situation is what you think is going on. 印象; 认识
What were your first impressions of college?
你对大学的第一印象是什么？
My impression is that they are totally out of control. 我的认识是他们完全失去了控制。
2. N-SING If someone gives you a particular impression, they cause you to believe that something is the case, often when it is not. (常指错误的) 印象
I don't want to give the impression that I'm running away from the charges. 我并不想给人留下一种我在逃避指控的印象。
3. N-COUNT An impression is an amusing imitation of someone's behaviour or way of talking, usually someone well-known. 滑稽模仿
I did an impression of daddy saying "do as I say, not as I do."
我滑稽地模范爸爸说话，“照我说的做，别照我做的做。”
4. N-COUNT An impression of an object is a mark or outline that it has left after being pressed hard onto a surface. 压印
...the world's oldest fossil impressions of plant life. …世界上最古老的植物化石印痕。
5. PHRASE If someone or something makes an impression, they have a strong effect on people or a situation. 造成强烈影响
The type of aid coming in makes no immediate impression on the horrific death rates. 这种即将到来的救助不会对恐怖的死亡率造成立杆见影的强烈影响。
6. PHRASE If you are under the impression that something is the case, you believe that it is the case, usually when it is not actually the case. (通常是错误地) 认为
He had apparently been under the impression that a military coup was in progress. 他显然一直认为一场军事政变正在进行。
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impression /ɪmˈprɛʃən/ (impressions)
剑桥词典
- You'll get a false impression of the town if you only visit the university .
- My general impression of the place was good.
- His helpfulness today has made me revise my original impression of him.
- You don't want to convey the impression that we're not interested .
- I was under the erroneous impression that they were married .
- It's important to create a good impression when you meet a new client .
- She made a very favourable impression on us.
- In his 20 years working for the company , Joe Pearson made an indelible impression on it.
- Did any of your teachers make a lasting impression on you?
- Paul is Mister Big in our department , so it's important to make a good impression on him.
impression noun (OPINION)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]an idea or opinion of what something or someone is like
印象；感想
I didn't get much of an impression of the place because it was dark when we drove through it. 我对这地方印象不深，因为我们开车驶过时天已经黑了。
What was your impression of Charlotte's husband ? 你对夏洛特的丈夫印象如何？
I don't tend to trust first impressions (= the opinion you form when you meet someone or see something for the first time ). 我不怎么相信第一印象。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] When I first met him I got/had the impression that he was a shy sort of person . 初次见到他时，我觉得他属于那种害羞的人。
be under the impression
to think that something is true , especially when it is not
觉得，有…的想法
I was under the impression (that) you didn't get on too well. 我感觉你们相处得不太好。
He was under the mistaken (= false ) impression (that) you were married . 他误以为你结婚了。
例句
impression noun (EFFECT)
[ 单数名词 ]the way that something seems , looks , or feels to a particular person
印象，感触
It makes/gives/creates a very bad impression if you're late for an interview . 面试如果迟到会给人留下很坏的印象。
[ 词或词组后面接一个that从句 ] He likes to give the impression (that) he's terribly popular and has lots of friends . 他想给人留下这样一种印象：他很受欢迎，而且朋友众多。
例句
impression noun (COPY)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]an attempt at copying another person's manner and speech , etc., especially in order to make people laugh
模仿，（尤指）滑稽模仿
She does a really good impression of the president . 她模仿总统真是惟妙惟肖。
impression noun (MARK)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 ]a mark made on the surface of something by pressing an object onto it
压印，压痕
There were impressions around her ankles made by the tops of her socks . 她的脚踝周围有袜口留下的勒痕。
impression noun (BOOKS)
[ 可数名词：有复数形式的名词 通常作为单数使用的名词 ] UK (US printing)all the copies of a book that have been printed at the same time without any changes being made
印刷；印数；印次
This is the second impression of the encyclopedia . 这是这部百科全书的第二次印刷。