imprint TEM8 ( imprinting, imprinted, imprints )

名词读作ˈɪmprɪnt，动词读作ɪmˈprɪnt。

• 1. 

  N-COUNT If something leaves an imprint on a place or on your mind, it has a strong and lasting effect on it. 深远影响

  例：

  World War I left an indelible imprint on the twentieth-century world.

  第一次世界大战给20世纪的世界留下了深远的影响。

• 2. 

  V-T When something is imprinted on your memory, it is firmly fixed in your memory so that you will not forget it. 铭刻

  例：

  As I arrived, the shimmering skyline of domes and minarets was imprinted on my memory.

  当我到达时，穹顶和尖塔形成的泛着微光的空中轮廓线铭刻在我的记忆中。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT An imprint is a mark or outline made by the pressure of one object on another. 印痕

  例：

  She could see the imprint of her fingers on his pale face.

  她可以看到自己的手指在他苍白的脸上留下的印痕。

• 4. 

  V-T If a surface is imprinted with a mark or design, that mark or design is printed on the surface or pressed into it. 压印 [usu passive]

  例：

  The company carries a variety of binders that can be imprinted with your message or logo.

  该公司经营各种可以印上客户所需信息或标识的活页夹。