爱华网实用高中英语短语与句型词典
impress
1. impress sb as… 给某人的印象是……。如：
He impressed me as an honestman. 他给我的印象是很老实。
She impressed me as a woman of greatkindness. 在我的印象中，她是一位非常仁慈的女性。
注：该句型中 as后的情况指的通常是句子主语，而不是impress后的宾语。如：
She impressed me as being very rude.
正：在我的印象中，她很粗鲁。
误：她对我的印象是我很粗鲁。
2. impress sb with sth
(1) 某事给某人留下深刻印象。如：
He impressed me with hiscourage. 他的勇敢给我留下了很深的印象。
They impressed us with theirperformance. 他们的精彩表演给我们留下了很深的印象。
注：有时用 sb is impressed with [by, at] sth这样的被动结构。如以下各句也可说成：
I was impressed with [by, at] hiscourage.
We were impressed with [by, at] theirperformance.
(2) 使某人铭记某事物，向某人强调某事物。如：
I will impress you with onething. 我向你强调一件事。
He impressed me with the importanceof work. 他要我铭记工作的重要性。
注：该结构也可用 impress sth on sb / impress on sbsth表示。如以上两句也可说成：
I will impress one thing on you.
He impressed the importance of workon me. / He impressed
on me the importance of work.
3. impress sth on [upon] sth 把某物印在某物上。如：
He impressed his name on thebox. 他把自己的名字印在盒子上。
His words are strongly impressed onmy memory. 他的话深深印在我的记忆里。
impression
1. beunder the impression 认为，以为。如：
We were under the impression thatthey were brothers. 我们认为他们是兄弟。
He was under the impression that sheliked him. 他以为她喜欢他。
注：不要类似于 in one’s opinion 而说 in one’s impression这样的短语，后者不合英语习惯。
2. givesb an impression 给某人留下印象。如：
He gave her a good impression.他给她留下了很好的印象。
She gave me the impression of a nicegirl. 她给我印象的印象是，她是个不错的女孩。
3. have[get] the impression 有……的印象，记得，认为。如：
I have [get] the impression that hedoesn’t smoke. 我记得他不抽烟。
Everyone had the [an] impression thatshe was a goodmatch for the young man. 每个人都认为她和那个年轻人是天造地设的一对。
4. makean impression on sb (sth) 给某人留下印象，对某人(某事物)起作用。如：
He made a good (bad) impression onthe teacher. 他给老师留下了很好(很坏)的印象。
The rain made little impression onthe dry fields. 这场雨对干旱的田地没起什么作用。
注：有时用动词 leave。如：
The book left [made] a deepimpression on him. 这本书给他留下了深刻的印象。
5. Whatare you impressions about [of]……你对……的看法如何? 如：
What are you impressions about [of]Shanghai? 我觉得上海如何?
What are you first impressions about[of] our school? 我对我们学校的第一印象是什么?
improve
1. improve in sth 在某一方面有所改进。如：
He is improving in health.他的健康状况正在好转。
比较：His health is improving.
2. improve on [upon] 对……改进，比……更好。如：
I’m unable to improve on hissuggestion. 我提不出比他更好的建议了。
He has never improved on his firstbook. 他再也没有写出他的处女作更好的书来。
比较以下各组句子：
He has improved her poem.他已经修改了她的诗。
He has improved on her poem.他写的一首诗比她的诗更好。
The poem cannot be improved.这首诗没有什么可改的地方。
This poem cannot be improvedon. 这首诗已经够好了，再也写不出比这更好的了。
in
2. indoing sth 在……时，在做……的过程中。如：
In doing this, we can improve ourEnglish. 我们这样做时，可以提高我们的英语水平。
You should be very careful inlistening to the teacher. 你在听老师讲课时，应当很仔细。
2. inthat因为，既然。如：
He didn’t come in that he wasill. 他因病未来。
In that he killed the man, he was amurderer. 他既然杀了这个人，他就是凶手。
include
1. include doing sth 包括做某事。如：
My job doesn’t include making coffeefor the boss. 我的工作不包括给老板冲咖啡。
Your duties will include putting thechildren to bed. 你的职责包括照顾孩子就寝。
2. including sth (sb) 包括某人(事物)在内。如：
We all went including me.所有人都去了，包括我在内。
Price $10,including postage.定价10美元，包括邮资。
注：该表达也可说成 sth (sth) included, 所以以上两句也可说成：
We all went me included.
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