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impression

英  [ɪmˈpreʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • impressions

    1. [C 可数名词] 印象 , 认识

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    What were your first impressions of college?

    你对大学的第一印象是什么？

    例：

    My impression is that they are totally out of control.

    我的感觉是他们完全失去了控制。

    2. [SING 单数型名词] （常指错误的）印象

    If someone gives you a particular impression, they cause you to believe that something is the case, often when it is not.

    双语例句

    例：

    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. [C 可数名词] 滑稽模仿

    An impression is an amusing imitation of someone's behaviour or way of talking, usually someone well-known.

    近义词

    impersonation

    双语例句

    例：

    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. [C 可数名词] 压印

    An impression of an object is a mark or outline that it has left after being pressed hard onto a surface.

    双语例句

    例：

    the world's oldest fossil impressions of plant life.

    世界上最古老的植物化石印痕。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • make an impression

    1. 造成强烈影响

    If someone or something makes an impression, they have a strong effect on people or a situation.

    双语例句

    例：

    The type of aid coming in makes no immediate impression on the horrific death rates.

    目前得到的这类救助对可怕的死亡率没有立竿见影的作用。

  • under the impression

    1. （通常是错误地）认为

    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.

    双语例句

    例：

    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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