impressed

柯林斯詞典

impress /?m?pr?s/ (impressing,impressed,impresses)

• 1. V-T/V-I If something impresses you, you feel great admiration for it. 使欽佩

  What impressed him most was their speed. 最令他欽佩的是他們的速度。

• 2. impressedADJ 使欽佩的[v-link ADJ]

  I was very impressed by one young man at my lectures. 來(lái)上我課的一個(gè)年輕人讓我很欽佩。

• 3. V-T If you impress something on someone, you make them understand its importance or degree. 使明白 (重要性或程度)

  I had always impressed upon the children that if they worked hard they would succeed in life. 我過(guò)去總是讓孩子們明白，生活中如果他們努力就會(huì)成功。

  I've impressed upon them the need for more professionalism. 我已讓他們明白更高專(zhuān)業(yè)性的需要。

• 4. V-T If something impresses itself on your mind, you notice and remember it. 使銘記在心

  But this change has not yet impressed itself on the minds of the public. 但是這種變化仍沒(méi)有使公眾對(duì)此銘記在心。

• 5. V-T If someone or something impresses you as a particular thing, usually a good one, they give you the impression of being that thing. 使留下印象

  It didn't impress me as a good place to live. 那地方?jīng)]有給我留下適合居住的印象。

• 6. V-T to commandeer or coerce (men or things) into government service; press-gang 橫征暴斂; 強(qiáng)征入伍

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