/ɪm'pres; ɪm`prɛs/
v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sb (with sth) have a favourable effect on sb; make sb feel admiration and respect 给予某人深刻印象; 使某人钦佩而起敬
*The sights of the city never fail to impress foreign tourists. 外国游客无一不对该市留有深刻印象.
* The girl impressed her fiance's family with her liveliness and sense of humour. 姑娘又活泼又富幽默感, 未婚夫家人十分喜欢她.
* We were most impressed with/by your efficiency. 你的工作效率很高, 我们极为钦佩.
2 [Tn.pr] ~ sth on/upon sb fix sth in sb's mind; make sb keenly aware of sth 使某人铭记某事物; 使某人深深意识到某事物
*His words impressed themselves on my memory. 他的话铭刻在我的记忆里.
* The manager impressed on his office staff the importance of keeping accurate records. 经理让办公室职员认识到做精确记录的重要性.
3 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (in/on sth) press sth hard into a soft surface, leaving a mark 用硬物压入软物表面而留下痕迹; 盖印
*designs impressed on/in wax 在蜡板上压印出的图样.

/'ɪmpres; `ɪmprɛs/
n (fml 文) mark left by pressing sth hard, eg a seal, into a soft surface 压痕, 印记（如印章的印记）.

v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Latin;Origin: , past participle of imprimere, from premere 'to press']
[not in progressive]
to make someone feel admiration and respect
　Steve borrowed his dad's sports car to impress his girlfriend.
impress sb with/by sth
　We were very impressed by the standard of work.
　One candidate in particular impressed us with her knowledge.
　She was a simple girl, easily impressed by Tom's sophistication.
　I think the chief exec was favourably impressed by your presentation.
　'He's a lawyer?' Mum looked suitably impressed (=as impressed as you would expect) .
to make the importance of something clear to someone
impress sth on sb
　Father impressed on me the value of hard work.
to press something into a soft surface so that a mark or pattern appears on it
　patterns impressed in the clay