1 an idea, a feeling or an opinion that you get about sb/sth 想法;感觉;看法:
What's your first impression of the new director?你对新董事长的第一个感觉如何?I'm not sure but I have/get the impression that Jane's rather unhappy.我感觉到珍不大高兴,可是我也拿不准。I was under the impression (= I believed, but I was wrong) that you were married.我以为你已经结婚。
2 the effect that a person or thing produces on sb else 印象:
She gives the impression of being older than she really is.她看起来比实际年龄大。Do you think I made a good impression on your parents?你认为我有没有给你父母留下好印象?
3 an amusing copy of the way a person acts or speaks; an imitation 滑稽模仿;模仿:
My brother can do a good impression of the Prime Minister.我哥哥学起首相来倒学得维妙维肖。 [SYN] imitation 同义词为imitation
4 a mark that is left when an object has been pressed hard into a surface (挤压留下的)印记
impression/Imˋprɛʃən; Imˈpreʃ$n/n [C]1 the opinion or feeling you have about someone or something because of the way they seem〔对人或事的〕印象﹐感受: I had the impression that she wasn’t very happy. 我感到她不是很快乐。What impression did you get of the new headmaster? 你觉得新校长怎么样?He gave the impression of being very shy. 他给人的印象是非常腼腆。Ruth was keen to make a good impression on us all. 鲁斯很想给我们每个人都留下好印象。be under the impression (that) (=to believe that something is true when it is not) 原以为﹐误以为 Sorry, I was under the impression you were the manager. 抱歉﹐我以为你是经理呢。2 when someone copies the way a famous person talks or behaves, in order to make people laugh〔对名人言行的〕滑稽模仿: She does a great impression of Madonna. 她模仿麦当娜真是维妙维肖。3 the mark left by pressing something into a soft surface 印记﹔压痕
impressionnounfeelings or thoughts you have about somebody or something: What was your first impression of the city? I get the impression that she's not very happy. He made a good impression on his first day at work.