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