1 an idea, a feeling or an opinion that you get about sb/sth 想法；感觉；看法: What's your first impression of the new director? 你对新董事长的第一个感觉如何？I'm not sure but I have/get the impression that Jane's rather unhappy. 我感觉到珍不大高兴，可是我也拿不准。I was under the impression (= I believed, but I was wrong) that you were married. 我以为你已经结婚。

2 the effect that a person or thing produces on sb else 印象: She gives the impression of being older than she really is. 她看起来比实际年龄大。Do you think I made a good impression on your parents? 你认为我有没有给你父母留下好印象？

3 an amusing copy of the way a person acts or speaks; an imitation 滑稽模仿；模仿: My brother can do a good impression of the Prime Minister. 我哥哥学起首相来倒学得维妙维肖。 [SYN] imitation 同义词为imitation

4 a mark that is left when an object has been pressed hard into a surface （挤压留下的）印记