1. 印象;感想 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.
e.g. What were your first impressions of college?... 你對大學(xué)的第一印象是什么？ e.g. My impression is that they are totally out of control... 我的感覺(jué)是它們完全失去了控制。
2. (通常有悖事實(shí)的)感覺(jué),假象 If someone gives you a particular impression, they cause you to believe that something is the case, often when it is not.
e.g. I don't want to give the impression that I'm running away from the charges... 我不想給人一種我在逃避指控的感覺(jué)。 e.g. He cleverly inserted mirrors above the window to create an impression of space. 他巧妙地在窗子上面鑲嵌了幾面鏡子，以營(yíng)造一種空間感。
3. (通常指對名人的)滑稽模仿 An impression is an amusing imitation of someone's behaviour or way of talking, usually someone well-known.
e.g. He did impressions of Sean Connery and James Mason. 他對肖恩·康納利和詹姆斯·梅森進(jìn)行了滑稽模仿。
4. 壓痕;印痕;印記 An impression of an object is a mark or outline that it has left after being pressed hard onto a surface.
impression
e.g. ...the world's oldest fossil impressions of plant life. 世界上最古老的植物化石印痕
5. 產(chǎn)生影響;起作用 If someone or something makes an impression, they have a strong effect on people or a situation.
e.g. He has told me his plans and he's made a good impression on me... 他告訴了我他的計劃,給我留下了一個(gè)好印象。 e.g. The aid coming in has made no impression on the horrific death rates. 逐漸到達的救援對可怕的死亡率并沒(méi)有起到什么作用。
6. (誤)認為;(錯)以為 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.
impression的反義詞
e.g. He had apparently been under the impression that a military coup was in progress. 他顯然以為一場(chǎng)軍事政變正在醞釀中。
impression英英釋義
noun
1. the act of pressing one thing on or into the surface of another
e.g. he watched the impression of the seal on the hot wax
2. an impressionistic portrayal of a person
e.g. he did a funny impression of a politician
3. (dentistry) an imprint of the teeth and gums in wax or plaster
e.g. the dentist took an impression for use in preparing an inlay
4. an outward appearance
e.g. he made a good impression I wanted to create an impression of success she retained that bold effect in her reproductions of the original painting
Synonym: effect
5. a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
e.g. his impression of her was favorable what are your feelings about the crisis? it strengthened my belief in his sincerity I had a feeling that she was lying
Synonym: feelingbeliefnotionopinion
6. a clear and telling mental image
e.g. he described his mental picture of his assailant he had no clear picture of himself or his world the events left a permanent impression in his mind
Synonym: mental picturepicture
7. all the copies of a work printed at one time
e.g. they ran off an initial printing of 2000 copies
Synonym: printing
8. a symbol that is the result of printing or engraving
e.g. he put his stamp on the envelope
Synonym: stamp
9. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
e.g. he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud