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an idea, a feeling or an opinion that you get about somebody/something, or that somebody/something gives you 印象；感想 My first impression of him was favourable. 他给我的第一印象不错。 She gives the impression of being very busy. 她给人的印象是特别忙。 - impression that…
I did not get the impression that they were unhappy about the situation. 我并不觉得他们不满于当时的状况。 I had the impression that it was all done in a hurry. 我的印象是一切都是匆忙完成的。 My impression is that there are still a lot of problems. 依我看问题还是挺多的。 Try and smile. You don't want to give people the wrong impression (= that you are not friendly). 尽量微笑。不要让人误以为你很冷漠。 He does not want to give a false impression of progress. 他不想给人一种进步的假象。 If you want to create the right impression, I suggest you wear a suit. 如果你想要达到得体的效果，我建议你穿西装。
Extra ExamplesTopics Opinion and argumentb1Her performance did little to change my impression of her. 她的表现基本上无助于改变我对她的印象。 I got the distinct impression that you disliked her. 我明显感觉到你不喜欢她。 I had the wrong impression about him. 我对他的印象是错误的。 I must correct a false impression that I gave you just now. 我必须纠正我刚才给你留下的错误印象。 It was difficult to avoid the impression that he was assisting them for selfish reasons. 他是出于私利才帮助他们，这种感觉很难避免。 She was trying to maintain the impression that she was in control. 她努力维持她还在掌控局面的假象。 The book leaves you with a distorted impression of politics. 这部书会让你对政治产生歪曲的印象。 The village gives a good impression of what a medieval city would have looked like. 这个村庄让人对中世纪城市的风貌留下良好的印象。 There is a widespread impression that schooling needs to be improved. 普遍认为学校教育必须加以改进。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- distinct
- firm
- strong
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- form
- gain
- get
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- count
- under a/the impression
- impression about
- impression as to
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the effect that an experience or a person has on somebody/something 影响；效果 You'll have to play better than that if you really want to make an impression (= to make people admire you). 你如果真的想给人留下好印象，就得表现得更好。 - impression on somebody
His trip to India made a strong impression on him. 他的印度之行对他的触动很大。 My words made no impression on her. 我的话丝毫没有对她起作用。 The whole business left a lasting impression on Margaret. 整个事情给玛格丽特留下了持久的印象。
The new player failed to make an immediate impression on the team. 这位新来的球员没能立即为球队发挥作用。 I don't think this argument made any impression upon the brothers. 我认为这场争论没有给兄弟俩留下任何印象。 The events left an indelible impression on all those who witnessed them. 这些事件给所有目睹者留下了不可磨灭的印象。 The stillness and silence leave a deep impression on visitors. 那一刻的静止无声给来访者留下了深刻的印象。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- big
- deep
- great
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- create
- leave
- make
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- impression on
- impression upon
a drawing showing what a person looks like or what a place or a building will look like in the future 印象画 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- artist’s
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- impression (of somebody)
a clever or funny copy of the way a person acts or speaks （对某人举止言谈的）滑稽模仿 He did an impression of Tom Hanks. 他滑稽地模仿了汤姆 · 汉克斯。 She did her Marilyn Monroe impression. 她滑稽地模仿了玛丽莲•梦露。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- funny
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an appearance that may be false （虚假的）外观；假象 a mark that is left when an object is pressed hard into a surface 压痕 The dentist made an impression of his teeth. 牙医给他的牙齿做了个印模。 The sealing wax bore the impression of a sailing ship. 封蜡上有帆船的印记。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + impression- bear
all the copies of a book that are printed at one time, with few or no changes to the contents since the last time the book was printed 重印本；印次
idea/opinion想法；看法
effect作用
drawing图画
copy of somebody
false appearance假象
mark痕迹
book书籍
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin impressio(n-), from impress- ‘pressed in’, from the verb imprimere, from in- ‘into’ + premere ‘to press’.
Idioms
(be) under the impression that…
believing, usually wrongly, that something is true or is happening 以为…；（通常指）误认为… I was under the impression that the work had already been completed. 我还以为已经完工了呢。 The soldiers scattered, under the impression that it was an enemy attack. 士兵们散开了，以为这是敌人的攻击。 I was under the impression that you weren't coming until tomorrow. 我以为你要到明天才来呢。
Synonyms thinkthink- believe
- feel
- reckon
- be under the impression
- think to have an idea that something is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about somebody/something:
Do you think (that) they’ll come? 你认为他们会来吗？ Well, I like it. What do you think? 嗯，我喜欢这个。你认为怎么样？
- believe to have an idea that something is true or possible, although you are not completely certain; to have a particular opinion about somebody/something:
Police believe (that) the man may be armed. 警方认为那个人可能携有武器。
think or believe? 用 think 还是 believe？ - feel to have a particular opinion about something that has happened or about what you/somebody ought to do:
We all felt (that) we were unlucky to lose. 我们都认为我们输了是运气不好。
- reckon (informal
) to think that something is true or possible: 指认为、以为： I reckon (that) I’m going to get that job. 我认为我会得到那份工作。
- be under the impression that… to have an idea that something is true:
I was under the impression that the work had already been completed. 我还以为已经完工了呢。
- to think/believe/feel/reckon/be under the impression that…
- It is thought/believed/reckoned that…
- to be thought/believed/felt/reckoned to be something
- to think/believe/feel something about somebody/something
- to sincerely/honestly/seriously/mistakenly think/believe/feel