impress

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）
noun
  1. [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
verb
  1. [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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