■表示給予某人深刻印象或使某人欽佩而起敬，主要搭配有：　　

◆用于impress sb 　　

His work really impressed me. 他的作品真讓我欽佩。　　

The results failed to impress us. 獲得的成果沒有給我們留下深刻印象。　　

Make the extra effort to impress the buyer and you will be rewarded with a quicker sale. 多用心去打動顧客，貨物就會更快售出。　　

◆用于impress sb by sth 　　

He impressed his audience by the profundity of his knowledge. 他知識淵博給聽眾留下了深刻的印象。　　

◆用于impress sb with sth 　　

The document impressed me with its elegant simplicity. 那份文件的簡潔明了給我留下了深刻印象。　　

She impressed us with both the depth and range of her knowledge. 她精深而廣博的知識給我們留下了深刻的印象。　　

注：以上有關句式也可用于被動語態。如：　　

I was young and easily impressed. 當時我還年輕，很容易被打動。　　

被動語態be impressed 后可接介詞 by / with。如：　　

They were deeply impressed by her fluent English. 她的流利英語給他們留下了深刻的印象。　　

I was much impressed with the grandeur of the scenery. 那壯麗的景色給我留下很深的印象。　　

We were most impressed with / by your efficiency. 你的工作效率很高, 我們極為欽佩。　　

◆用于impress sb as…　　

She impressed me as being very rude. 在我的印象中，她很粗魯。　　

He impresses me as a decent man. 在我的印象中他是一個正派的人。　　

■表示使某人銘記某事物或使某人深深意識到某事物，主要用于：impress sth on [upon] sb 　　

His words impressed themselves on my memory. 他的話銘刻在我的記憶里。　　

He tried to impress the importance of hygiene on them. 他試圖讓他們明白衛生的重要性。　　

注：若其中的 sth 較復雜，也可將其置于句末。如：　　

I've impressed upon them the need for more professionalism. 我已使他們深刻認識到提高專業素養的必要性。　　

■表示用硬物壓入軟物表面而留下痕跡或蓋印，主要用于impress sth (in / on sth)：　　

Workers impress words and symbols in leather. 工人們在皮革上印上字和符號。