impress
vt.盖印,在…打记号
释义2:
impress
/ im5pres /
impress¹◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. make (someone) feel admiration and respect• 使(某人)赞赏尊敬 »they immediately impressed the judges. 他们立刻赢得了法官们的欣赏。 »[no obj.] he has to put on an act to impress. 他必须作势卖弄来哗众取宠。2. make a mark or design on (an object) using a stamp or seal• 在…上盖印;在…上盖章 »the Railway Company should impress the cards with a stamp. 铁路公司应在卡片上盖章。 apply (a mark) to something with pressure• 印,压(印) »a revenue stamp was embossed or impressed on the instrument. 印花税票被凹凸印或压印在文书上。 (figurative)(impress something on)fix an idea in the mind of (someone)• [喻] 使(某人)有想法 »nobody impressed on me the need to save. 没有人让我有需要存钱的想法。3. apply (an electric current or potential) from an external source• 外加(电流,电势)◙ noun1. [in sing.] an act of making an impression or mark• 压 »bluish marks made by the impress of his fingers. 他手指压过留下的蓝蓝的印记。 a mark made by a seal or stamp• 印记 (figurative)the characteristic mark or quality of a person or attribute• [喻] 特征,特质 »his desire to put his own impress on the films he made. 他想在自己制作的电影中留下自己个人特征这一愿望。【派生】
♦ impressible adjective【语源】
1. late Middle English (in the sense 'apply with pressure'): from Old French empresser, from em- 'in' + presser 'to press', influenced by Latin imprimere (see imprint ). Sense 1 dates from the mid 18th cent
impress²◙ verb1. [with obj.] (historical)force (someone) to serve in an army or navy• [史] 强征…入伍 »a number of Poles, impressed into the German army. 许多被强迫加入德军的波兰人。 commandeer (goods or equipment) for public service• 强征(货物,装备)作公用【派生】
♦ impressment noun【语源】
1. late 16th cent.: from in- 'into' + press
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