2be under the impression (that)to believe that something is true when it is not 原以为,误以为
I’m sorry, I was under the impression that you were the manager.
对不起,我以为你是经理呢。
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be under the impression (that)• The averageAmerican is under the mistakenimpression that wildliferefuges have been set up to protect animals.• I was under the impression that you couldn't get a parkingticket on privateproperty.• I was under the impression that people who rented council houses would have to pay the new council tax in addition to their rents.• I was under the impression that we shared certain things equally.• She must be under the impression it was him.• Because alcohol is a centralnervous system depressant, many people are under the impression that it improvessleep.• My own service was under the impression that it had the huntin' and shootin' rights in this country.• Both Halle and Sethe were under the impression that they were hidden.• They were under the impression that all strikeoffenses had to be violent or serious.• She seemed to be under the impression more guests were coming, but nobody else ever came.
My first impression was that Terry’s version of the events was untrue.
我的第一印象是特里对事件的描述不真实。
a clear/vivid impression 清晰的印象
He had the clear impression that most people were in favour of the idea.
他明显感到大多数人赞成这个主意。
a vague impression (=not very clear) 模糊的印象
Dave only had a vague impression of the man who had attacked him.
戴夫对袭击他的那个人只有很模糊的印象。
a strong/deep impression (=one that someone feels very strongly) 深刻的印象
She made a strong impression on me the first time I met her.
我第一次遇到她时,她给我留下了很深的印象。
a lasting impression (=one that someone remembers for a long time) 持久的印象
Sam’s performance had clearly made a lasting impression on the audience.
萨姆的表演显然给观众留下了难忘的印象。
nthe overwhelming/overriding impression (=an impression that is stronger than all others)
The overwhelming impression after the meeting was one of optimism.
nan indelible impression formal (=lasting for ever)
Alan’s wartime experiences had left an indelible impression on him.
a wrong/misleading impression 假象
The advertisement gave a misleading impression of the product.
这则广告误导了人们对该产品的印象。
a false/mistaken impression 错误的印象
He had the mistaken impression that Julia was married.
他误以为朱莉娅结婚了。
nMany people got the false impression she didn’t care.
the overall/general impression 总体印象
The general impression was of a very efficiently run company.
给人的总体印象是这家公司的运营很有效率。
the distinct impression (=used when something seems very clear to you) 鲜明的印象
We were left with the impression that the contract was ours if we wanted it.
给我们的明显感觉是,如果我们要的话,这份合同就是我们的。
nsomebody’s personal impression
My personal impression is that the new manager has greatly improved things.
phrases
first impressions count (=the impression you make when you first meet someone is important) 第一印象很重要
nWhen attending a job interview, remember that first impressions count.
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impression• Seattle had made an impression on at least some of those executives.• An impression of a heel was left in the mud.• In an interview don't say anything negative about your currentemployer - it gives a bad impression.• The glossypaint is applied in many flatlayers, so you get a contradictoryimpression of depth.• He thought about the two girls in the shopdoorway, surprised by the detailedimpression they had left on his memory.• My first impression of England was of a grey and rainy place.• Therefore, instead of showing the strategy you use you are really showing the value of first impressions.• I get the impression that opposition teams have unconsciously downgraded Leeds because of the last twelve months and are caught off guard.• In her book, she gives the impression that she was a close friend of the Prince, but in fact she only met him twice.• For some reason she got the impression that you didn't like her.• We got the impression that Sally wasn't very pleased to see us.• Above all, Alida Thorne said to herself, she must not receive the impression of neglect.• Nor was the impression of physicalstrengthdeceptive.• The forest and the land left their impression on the people.• If she joked with him, he would think she was flirting, and she didn't want him to get the wrong impression.• What's your impression of Frank as a boss?
does ... impression of• Of course, Dole, too, occasionally does a remarkable impression of a hummingbird.• The shape of the group really does give some impression of an arrow!
left ... impression• Such seriousness, intensity, and power in a young man set him apart and left an impression on others.• The whole ceremony took under an hour but left quite an impression on me.• His family had been very poor when he was young, and it had left a lasting impression on him.• The forest and the land left their impression on the people.• Parliamentaryanswersintended to explain the phenomenonleft a messy impression.• The implementation of the rationalisation programmeleft a lasting impression on Finniston which was to influence his future operatingstyle.• The spectacle before her, half obscured by the lashingspray, left an indelible impression.• It was the latter two composers who left the biggest impression and drew the most strikingresponses from Kirchschlager.
1idea/feeling/opinion about sth想法ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMPRESSION | IMPRESSION + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤distinct, firm, strong清晰的印象;牢固的看法;強烈的感想➤main, overriding, overwhelming主要的想法;最重要的感想➤clear, vivid清晰的/生動的印象➤fleeting, vague倏忽而逝的感想;模糊的印象➤accurate確切的印象➤distorted, erroneous, false, misleading, mistaken, wrong歪曲的印象;謬誤的印象;錯誤的印象;誤導性的印象➤good良好的感受◇The model gives a good impression of what the building will look like.模型讓人們對大樓未來的樣子產生了良好印象。➤favourable/favorable好印象➤bad壞印象➤negative, positive負面/正面印象➤opposite相反的看法➤early, first, immediate, initial早期的想法;第一印象;直接印象;最初的印象◇First impressions can be misleading.第一印象有可能誤導人。➤final最終印象➤general, overall總體/整體印象➤widespread普遍的看法◇There is a widespread impression that schooling needs to be improved.普遍認為學校教育必須加以改進。➤visual視覺印象➤public公眾印象➤personal, subjective個人/主觀印象VERB + IMPRESSION➤form, gain, get, have, receive形成印象;覺得;有想法◇I got the distinct impression that you disliked her.我明顯感覺到你不喜歡她。➤convey, create, give (sb), leave sb with, provide (sb with)傳達印象;使產生想法;(給某人)留下印象◇The book leaves you with a distorted impression of politics.這部書會讓你對政治產生歪曲的印象。➤maintain維持感覺◇She was trying to maintain the impression that she was in control.她努力維持她還在掌控局面的假象。➤confirm印證想法➤heighten, reinforce, strengthen, support加深印象➤avoid避免想法◇It was difficult to avoid the impression that he was assisting them for selfish reasons.他是出於私利才幫助他們,這種感覺很難避免。➤correct糾正看法◇I must correct a false impression that I gave you just now.我必須糾正我剛才給你留下的錯誤印象。➤change改變看法◇Her performance did little to change my impression of her.她的表現基本上無助於改變我對她的印象。➤record記錄感受◇She recorded her impressions of the city in her diary.她在日記中記下了自己對這座城市的印象。➤share分享感受◇He shared his impressions of a recent visit to Japan.他分享了自己最近訪問日本的感受。IMPRESSION + VERB➤count印象很重要◇When it comes to finding a partner, first impressions do count.說到尋覓伴侶,第一印象確實很重要。PREPOSITION➤under a/the impression以為◇I was under the impression that you weren't coming until tomorrow.我以為你要到明天才來呢。➤impression about關於⋯的印象◇I had the wrong impression about him.我對他的印象是錯誤的。➤impression as to對⋯的看法◇mistaken impressions as to the strength of the market對市場勢頭的錯誤看法impression
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2effect that an experience/person has on sb/sth影響ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMPRESSION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤big, deep, great, huge, powerful, profound, strong, tremendous很大的影響;深刻的影響;重大的影響;巨大的影響;強烈的影響;深遠的影響➤superficial表面的影響➤abiding, indelible, lasting持久的效果;難以磨滅的影響➤excellent, favourable/favorable, good, great卓着的效果;有利影響;良好的效果;極大的影響➤bad, poor, unfavourable/unfavorable惡劣/不良/不利影響➤false, misleading, wrong虛假的效果;誤導性的影響;錯誤的效果➤right合適的效果◇If you want to create the right impression, I suggest you wear a suit.如果你想要達到得體的效果,我建議你穿西裝。➤first, immediate最初的影響;即時的效果◇The new player failed to make an immediate impression on the team.這位新來的球員沒能立即為球隊發揮作用。VERB + IMPRESSION➤create, leave, make造成影響;起作用PREPOSITION➤impression on, impression upon對⋯的影響◇The day's events left a lasting impression on them.那天發生的事對他們造成了持久的影響。impression
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3drawing圖畫ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMPRESSIONADJECTIVE➤artist's畫家的印象畫VERB + IMPRESSION➤issue (BrE) 散發印象畫◇The police have issued an artist's impression of the attacker.警方已經發佈了畫家憑印象繪製的襲擊者的畫像。impression
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4amusing copy of sb滑稽模仿ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMPRESSIONADJECTIVE➤good很好的滑稽模仿➤funny搞笑的模仿VERB + IMPRESSION➤do進行滑稽模仿◇He does some very good impressions of movie stars.他維妙維肖地模仿一些電影明星。impression
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5mark left on an object印記VERB + IMPRESSION➤bear帶有印記◇The wax bore the impression of a sailing ship.蜂蠟上有帆船印記。
impression noun ⇨effect (a strong impression)⇨parody (do impressions of celebrities)⇨sense (get an impression of sb)⇨false impression⇨illusion⇨be under the impression⇨thinkverb