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Impressive Special Meaning Great Ly 英 ɪm'presɪv] 美 ɪm'presɪv

英语单词 impressive
英美音标 英 [ɪm'presɪv] 美 [ɪm'presɪv]
中文释义 adj.给人深刻印象的
英语例句 (1) His collection of paintings is the most impressive.
(2) The report looks impressive but it's really nothing but waffle.
(3) Their success is all the more impressive when you consider the efforts they've made.
中文例句 (1) 他的绘画收藏令人叹为观止。
(2) 这篇报告貌似冠冕堂皇,实际上空洞无物。
(3) 如果你考虑到他们所付出的努力,你就会觉得他们的成功真的很了不起。
vocabulary简明 Something that is impressive stands out because it is really good. Some of the most impressive college application essays are those that reflect on past events that shaped who the writer is today.
vocabulary扩展 When you impress someone, you show that you are special or that what you did is praiseworthy. So something that's impressive does just that, like the impressive feat of running a marathon every week for a year. The earliest meaning of impressive was "capable of being easily impressed," from the Latin word impressus, "imprint or stamp." By around 1775, the meaning had changed to "making a strong impression on."
柯林斯解释
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[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]给人深刻印象的;不俗的;了不起的 Something that is impressive impresses you, for example because it is great in size or degree, or is done with a great deal of skill.
  • It is an impressive achievement...

    那是一项了不起的成就。

  • The film's special effects are particularly impressive.

    那部电影的特技效果尤其令人赞叹。

impressively
  • ...an impressively bright and energetic American woman called Cathie Gould...

    一个聪明过人、精力充沛,名叫凯茜·古尔德的美国女人

  • The socialists performed impressively in the legislative elections.

    社会主义者在立法机构选举中表现不俗。

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