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imprint sth on/in sth
常用被动语态，如 be imprinted on/in sth，表示“被牢记、留下深刻印象”。
The teacher imprinted the importance of honesty on her students.
老师把诚实的重要性深深印在学生们的心中。
印；压印；留下印记
imprinted — past of imprint
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印；压印；留下印记
To leave a print, impression, image, or mark on or in something.
The teacher imprinted the importance of honesty on her students.
老师把诚实的重要性深深印在学生们的心中。
留下印迹、印象、图像等
To leave a print, impression, image, etc.
在生命特定阶段(如认识父母)不可磨灭地学习
To learn something indelibly at a particular stage of life, such as who one's parents are.
标记基因来自特定亲本,使两个拷贝中只有一个表达
To mark a gene as being from a particular parent so that only one of the two copies of the gene is expressed.
imprint
Base
原形
imprints
3rd person
第三人称单数
imprinting
-ing
现在分词
imprinted
Past
过去式
imprinted
Past participle
过去分词
She imprints her logo on every product.
她在每件产品上印上她的标志。
The experience imprinted a deep memory in his mind.
这次经历在他脑海中留下了深刻的记忆。
The words have been imprinted on my heart.
这些话已经铭刻在我心中。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The tragic event imprinted a lasting memory on her mind.
那个悲剧事件在她的脑海中铭刻了持久的记忆。
His early experiences imprinted a strong sense of discipline.
他早年的经历印刻了一种强烈的纪律感。
The puppy is imprinting on its new owner.
这只小狗正在对新主人产生依恋。
常用被动语态，如 be imprinted on/in sth，表示“被牢记、留下深刻印象”。
The teacher imprinted the importance of honesty on her students.
老师把诚实的重要性深深印在学生们的心中。
也可说 imprint sth on sth，两者语义相同，只是宾语和介词的位置不同。
He imprinted the clay with a simple pattern.
他在黏土上压出一个简单的图案。
此义多用于动物行为学，指幼小动物在特定成长阶段形成依恋或学习行为。
Baby ducks imprint on the first moving object they see.
小鸭子会对它们看到的第一个移动物体产生印刻行为。
Not this
She imprinted her initials in the clay.
Use this
She imprinted her initials on the clay.
动词imprint表示将图案印在表面上，宾语是印出的内容时，表面用介词on连接，如imprint A on B。中文受‘印在…里/上’的影响，常误用in；in多用于抽象意义，如imprinted in memory（铭刻在记忆中）。
Not this
The experience was printed on my heart.
Use this
The experience was imprinted on my heart.
print指印刷，imprint引申为在心灵或记忆上留下深刻、持久的印记。中文‘印’字对应两者，但表示抽象深刻印象时必须用imprint，print缺少此义。
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被印上（字样或图案）
The bags are imprinted with the school's name.
这些袋子上印着学校的名字。
（幼兽等）对……产生印记
Young geese imprint on the first moving object they see.
幼鹅会对它们看到的第一个移动物体产生印记。
铭刻在某人的记忆中
The taste of that cake is imprinted on my memory.
那块蛋糕的味道铭刻在我的记忆中。
印在脑子里
Her phone number is imprinted in my brain.
她的电话号码印在我的脑子里。
压印图案
The tool imprints a pattern on the clay.
这个工具在黏土上压印出图案。
对基因进行印记
An enzyme imprints the gene from the mother.
一种酶对来自母亲的基因进行印记。
被深深印在记忆中；牢记于心
That day is imprinted on my memory forever.
那一天永远印在了我的记忆里。
把某事牢牢印在某人脑海里
The accident imprinted the dangers of speeding on his mind.
这次事故让他牢牢记住了超速的危险。
在某处留下深刻印记；铭刻于
The war imprinted itself on the national psyche.
那场战争在民族心理上留下了深刻印记。
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记忆联想：把 print（印）按进去（im-）就像盖章，图案压进表面或记忆里，留下深深的印记。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal/literary prose、academic/scientific writing imprint 作动词时，多用于较正式或书面语境：一般表示“留下印记”或“留下深刻印象”，常见于文学或正式表达；在动物行为学和遗传学中则是专业术语。日常口语中比较少见。
这些词都与动词 imprint 的重读音节 /prɪnt/ 押韵：print /prɪnt/、sprint /sprɪnt/、hint /hɪnt/、mint /mɪnt/、flint /flɪnt/、glint /ɡlɪnt/。注意：imprint 作名词时读 /ˈɪmprɪnt/（重音在第一音节），与动词读音不同；形近词 important /ɪmˈpɔːrtənt/、imprison /ɪmˈprɪzən/ 等虽然以 impr- 开头，但发音并不相同。
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