impress ♦︎ move ♦︎ touch ♦︎ dazzle ♦︎ take sb's breath away ♦︎ affectThese words all mean to make sb feel sth such as admiration, sympathy or sadness.这些词均表示触动、感染某人。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺下图显示这些词所表达打动人的程度
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PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆impress / move / dazzle sb with sth◆it impresses / moves / touches sb to see / hear sth◆impress / move / touch / affect sb deeply◆to be profoundly impressed / moved / affected by sth■impress [transitive, often passive, intransitive](of a person or thing) to make you feel admiration for them/it(人或事物)使钦佩,使敬仰,给人留下深刻的好印象◆We interviewed a number of candidates, but none of them impressed us.我们面试了数名申请人,但都没人给我们留下深刻印象。◆I was enormously impressed by their professionalism.他们的专业素质令我深深叹服。◆She was suitably impressed(= as impressed as sb had hoped) with the painting.她果然对那幅画产生了兴趣。◆It impressed me that she remembered my name.令我佩服的是她记得我的名字。◆The Grand Canyon never fails to impress.大峡谷总是让人叹为观止。 see also impression ⇨ effect, unimpressed ⇨ indifferent■move [transitive] to make you feel strong feelings, especially of sympathy or sadness使感动,打动(尤指引起同情或哀伤)◆The woman's story had really moved her.那个女人的故事着实打动了她。◆We were deeply moved by her plight.她的困境深深触动了我们。◆Grown men were moved to tears at the horrific scenes.悲惨的场面让铮铮男儿也潸然泪下。 see also moving ⇨ moving, unmoved ⇨ ruthless■touch [transitive] to make you feel grateful or sympathetic感动;触动;使同情◆I had been touched by his kindness to my aunts.他对我几个姑母的体贴令我感动。◆What he said really touched my heart.他说的话着实打动了我的心。 see also touching ⇨ moving■dazzle [transitive, often passive] to impress sb very much with your beauty, skill, knowledge or personality(美貌、技能、知识或气质)使倾倒,使赞叹不已◆He was dazzled by the warmth of her smile.她那暖人的微笑使他神魂颠倒。◆He dazzled the chess world as he took the title at his first attempt.他初次参赛便摘得桂冠,令国际象棋界惊叹不已。■take sb's ˈbreath away
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(took, taken)(of a sight, action or performance) to surprise or impress sb very much, especially with its beauty or skill(景象、行为或表现因美丽或技巧高超)令人惊叹,让人叹绝◆My first view of the island from the air took my breath away.我第一次从空中看到这个岛时叹赏不已。◆The spectacular two-hour performance took their breath away.两个小时的精彩演出令他们惊叹不已。 see also breathtaking ⇨ amazing■affect [transitive, often passive] (ratherformal) to make you feel strong feelings of sadness or pity, for yourself or sb else使悲伤(或怜悯);深深打动◆Mrs Davis and her husband were profoundly affected by their experiences.他们的经历深深打动了戴维斯夫妇。◆They were deeply affected by the news of her death.她去世的消息令他们唏嘘不已。NOTE辨析 Move, touch or affect?You can be moved by what happens to sb else, especially sth sad that happens to them; you can be touched by what sb else does, especially a small act of kindness that they do for you; you are affected by sth that happens to you, or to sb else, but the emphasis is on the effect it has on you. * be moved指被发生在别人身上的事所打动,尤其是不幸的事;be touched指感动于别人做的事,尤其是对自己的恩惠;be affected指为发生在自己或别人身上的事所触动,但强调的是其对自身的影响。