[not in progressive] to make someone feel admiration and respect

使钦佩; 使留下深刻印象:

Steve borrowed his dad's sports car to impress his girlfriend.

史蒂夫借来他爸爸的跑车向女友炫耀。

We were very impressed by the standard of work.

工作水准之高给我们留下了深刻的印象。

One candidate in particular impressed us with her knowledge.

尤其是有一位候选人，她的学识给我们留下了深刻的印象。

I think the chief exec was favourably impressed by your presentation.

我认为总经理对你的汇报相当满意。

'He's a lawyer?' Mum looked suitably impressed (=as impressed as you would expect) .

“他是个律师？”妈妈看上去果然印象颇好。

to make the importance of something clear to someone

使〔某人〕了解〔某事的重要性〕:

Father impressed on me the value of hard work.

父亲向我强调努力工作的重要意义。

to press something into a soft surface so that a mark or pattern appears on it

把〔某物〕压入〔柔软的平面〕; 压印; 盖〔印〕于:

patterns impressed in the clay

压印在黏土上的图案