| 词组 | impress |
| 释义 | impress Impress is used with any one of numerous prepositions; among them by or with occur most frequently: • ... this group ... is impressed by actual gains that have come about —John Dewey, Freedom and Culture, 1939 • ... her first novel... impresses by its assurance and finish —British Book News, August 1967 • ... he sure had been impressed by the fellow with the Stacomb in his hair —David Halberstam, Harper's, July 1969 • He had impressed the village with his urbanity and his sharp clothes —John Cheever, The Wapshot Chronicle, 1957 • ... although people consciously deny being impressed by testimonials there is a strong suspicion that unconsciously they are impressed with them — Vance Packard, The Hidden Persuaders, 1957 • ... I am impressed with the way it [a book] hangs together thematically —Erica Jong, Barnard Alumnae, Winter 1971 Impress is also found quite often with on or upon: • ... it was the general custom for boys to be whipped on certain days to impress things on their memories —Thomas B. Costain, The Black Rose, 1945 • His view of art ... impressed itself upon a number of writers —T. S. Eliot, "Arnold and Pater," in Selected Essays, 1932 • ... impressing his will upon others by sheer force of character —Vernon Louis Parrington, Main Currents in American Thought, 1927 Somewhat less frequently, impress is used with as or into: • ... the criminals released from jail and the foreigners impressed into service —Upton Sinclair, Presidential Mission, 1947 • Her full lower lip was impressed into a suggestion of voluptuousness —E. L. Doctorow, Loon Lake, 1979 • ... [Khrushchev] impressed us as a very rugged, forceful individual —Don Dallas, London Calling, 21 Apr. 1955 Very occasionally, impress is used with at, for, or in: • ... neither awed nor visibly impressed at being the center of attention —Joseph N. Bell, Saturday Evening Post, 25 Dec. 1954 • All able-bodied survivors were impressed for the task —American Guide Series: Texas, 1940 • The poem does not contain a series of ... fine phrases. It only impresses in its totality —A. T. Tol-ley, Southern Rev., April 1970 |
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