1impress sb (with sth);impress sb that... to make sb feel admiration and respect 令人称羡;令人尊重:
She's always trying to impress people with her new clothes.她老是想以新衣服引人注意。It impressed me that he understood immediately what I meant.我一说他就明白了,真叫我佩服。
2 (formal 正式)impress sth on/upon sb to make the importance of sth very clear to sb 使某人清楚某事的重要性:
I wish you could impress on John that he must pass these exams.我希望你能让约翰明白,这些考试他必须通过。
impress/Imˋprɛs; Imˈpres/v 1 [T] to make someone feel admiration and respect 使钦佩﹔使留下深刻印象: He was trying to impress me. 他在努力给我留下好印象。be impressed with/by sth I was impressed by her singing. 她的歌声打动了我。2 impress sth on sb to make someone realize that something is very important 使某人了解某事(的重要性): Dad always impressed on us the need to work hard. 爸爸一直向我们强调努力必要性。
impressimpressimpressesimpressedimpressingverb (impresses, impressing, impressed)to make somebody admire and respect you: We were very impressed by your work.