IMPRESSIVE


Meaning of IMPRESSIVE in English

adjective

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES

a great/fine/impressive achievement (= one that deserves to be admired )

Winning the award was a great achievement.

a vast/impressive/wide array

There was a vast array of colours to choose from.

an impressive/imposing building

the impressive buildings around the town’s central square

impressive/significant/great etc accomplishment

Cutting the budget was an impressive accomplishment.

COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS

■ ADVERB

as

Other statistics are equally as impressive .

The heritage fare is as impressive as the music.

Longer term analysis still showed a reduction in the prevalence rates, but it was not as impressive .

Meanwhile, speculation over Barkley upstaged a Spurs triumph that was as impressive as it was convincing.

Birdwatchers flock to the West Country in numbers as impressive as their quarry.

The sound quality is quite as impressive as Levine's full-price version, which is otherwise an obviously first choice.

Pacino is not as impressive , turning in essentially a similar tough-guy performance to his Vincent Hanna in Heat.

Altogether Höll's weight and authority are as impressive as any pianist's in this work.

equally

The great beams supporting the roof were held in place by equally impressive timbers.

There were humans of all shapes and sizes, richly and ostentatiously dressed, and a large mingling of equally impressive exters.

Williams has learned that a 6-6, 250-pound tight end and a 5-9, 185-pound running back can cast equally impressive shadows.

His match record is equally impressive .

These are the grandiose stone-built mill at Ebley and the equally impressive brick-built Stanley Mill.

Their diving skills are equally impressive .

They came after Benito Carbone had given City a half-time lead with an equally impressive strike.

less

This linguistic argument is, however, less impressive on closer inspection.

They're less impressive as they smoulder, marmalade-like, over a pair of kohl-black eyebrows.

The absolute figures are less impressive .

This machine is extremely fast on disk-intensive tasks, but the video card is less impressive .

It only describes what happens around us - which is frankly a lot less impressive .

Moreover, the recording is hardly less impressive , and one of the best I have heard from this source recently.

This looks less impressive if you know that only 10 people were asked for their views and seven responded favourably.

Dramatic as the change in the system was, its actual contribution to the royal war-effort in these years was less impressive .

more

So far, we have been looking at the rather more impressive remains of former villages.

The two countries share an overlapping cultural heritage, yet in many ways the tension between them is more impressive .

Morley Street, against weaker opposition, was even more impressive .

Their presence is far more impressive than any photographs can indicate.

Far more impressive was the reclamation of the eastern fenlands.

The museum is home to even more impressive historical hunks of hardware, including a piece of the original Whirlwind computer.

It stood in the corner of a small field, larger and more impressive than any I'd yet seen.

The name is a lot more impressive than the school itself.

most

Two of the most impressive survivors of these churches are those of the monasteries of S. Barlaam and S. Stephen.

But Stanford has been the most impressive .

In appendix F over 70 pavements are listed, including all the most impressive arrangements.

Yet back in the primary visual cortex, the fourth layer is the most impressive of all.

The most impressive winner of the afternoon was North-East junior champion Michael Threadgill.

Some of the most impressive scenery in Arizona, with hiking, camping and some great dirt-road driving.

In particular, their intonation, a special problem in such thickly scored music, is most impressive .

What is most impressive about Mr Gates is that his success has not corrupted his principles.

particularly

These figures represent an improvement over those for existing towns, but are not particularly impressive .

When you have low control coupled with low demands, your work will not be particularly impressive .

What is almost certain is that royal land-holdings were vast, and they were probably particularly impressive in the north.

The final Adagio of this sonata is particularly impressive .

Further on, the Lower Ddwli Falls are particularly impressive when the river is flowing fast.

The collection of Verdi memorabilia is particularly impressive , with several manuscripts in his own hand.

The design of the fittings by which the screen is attached to the monitor is particularly impressive .

Of these the Norfolk Democrat and Suffolk Punch, both printed and carrying advertisements, were particularly impressive .

pretty

It started off with a pretty impressive motorcycle-and it's more impressive still, now.

His top offensive threats are two temperamental sophomores, and he made a major schematic shift in midseason. Pretty impressive .

Katharine's first canter pirouette, pretty impressive !

Depending on the site, you can find some pretty impressive examples of regional cuisine at the old ballpark.

At first, it looks pretty impressive .

Baron was pretty impressive: The sound of a wet finger sliding across a drum head resembles nothing else.

All in time for tea. Pretty impressive , hey?

I thought it was a pretty impressive list.

quite

The results of using Carbonflo are quite impressive in the short term.

Some of the schemes thought out are, however, in a general way quite impressive .

Graphics handling is also quite impressive , on a par with much more expensive laser printers.

so

At night, it was so impressive when there were no clouds to obscure the countryside below.

And yet, is it so impressive ?

An alert artistic temperament is the first requirement for the creation of these so impressive two dimensional figures.

He was not prepared for anything so impressive .

There are some flaws, however, in her behaviour that make her turn out to be not so impressive .

Barnhorne was not quite so impressive , set as it was on the shifting, sea-threatened, marshland east of Pevensey.

But this is not so impressive as it appears.

very

At the end of the war in 1945, the growth in the District's educational activity was very impressive .

At night, it was very impressive .

There was an air of industry and purpose which I found very impressive .

He spins the ball well, and is very impressive indeed.

And with a very impressive nominating committee....

It was a very impressive comeback for Cross, who had been out of the game for six months with shin splints.

The statistics were initially very impressive .

■ NOUN

array

Both styles come with an impressive array of features including Gore-Tex lining, Cordura upper and Vibram sole.

They possess an impressive array of scent glands under nervous and endocrine control, the hormones involved being mostly steroids.

It will complete an impressive array of hardware - ready, for the next war.

collection

Here an impressive collection of vehicles from the Great Age of Steam awaits unsuspecting engineers from two to ninety-two.

There is also an impressive collection of first editions.

display

For special occasions, you can be more extravagant and go for dramatic, impressive displays .

In an impressive display of versatility at Aqueduct, Precisionist rallied from just of the pace to win the Sprint.

George Edmund Street entered all parts of the competition with an impressive display of twenty-three drawings.

Judging from his stock, funerals must have held some position of importance to have merited such an impressive display of hatchments.

Overall the factory tour was an impressive display of quality and pride in the job.

An impressive display from Magnum player Muir saw him cruise through with a 7-2, 7-1, 7-1 win.

Rovers two most recent matches have yielded just one point, despite impressive displays against Watford and Peterborough.

list

When Adobe's fonts are added to those already available in 3.1, they make an impressive list .

I thought it was a pretty impressive list .

It has an impressive list of collaborators and the first year's course has been fully subscribed.

Quite an impressive list , but marked by a complete absence of public interest considerations.

This impressive list could be quite intimidating to any executive managers faced with planning and implementing an organizational transformation.

Deloitte has an impressive list of audit clients although its management consultancy practice is only half the size of Coopers.

performance

Tamas Vasary, a former Northern Sinfonia director of music, conducted and secured am impressive performance .

Gibson and Rene Russo turn out impressive performances as the distraught parents, and Sinise is appropriately evil.

Even so, an exciting timed race around the challenging assault course on the hill produced some impressive performances .

Full back Joe Lydon also grabbed a couple in an impressive performance .

Despite its impressive performance , the Rover is not particularly thirsty.

It was an impressive performance with Kasparov and Yusopov absent and Karpov arriving late.

Many researchers who use computers are still not satisfied with this impressive performance .

range

Orlandersmith has an impressive range , both as a writer and a performer.

A very impressive range of innovative features certainly refresh this otherwise flat game.

Stewarts keep an impressive range from several different producers.

record

All in all, that makes for a fairly impressive record .

Numerically, it was an impressive record but it did not bear too much scrutiny.

Nineteen goals at this stage of the season, especially with a new club, is an impressive record .

The Emperor takes personal command of his army whenever possible, and has earned himself an impressive record of victories and conquest.

But despite his impressive record the young lion is struggling to put together a decent budget for 1991.

In three previous qualifying rounds at Middlesbrough, Collins has an impressive record .

Given the extent of economic deprivation, it was an impressive record .

result

It's not quite up to the resolution of the 3.34 models but turned in some impressive results .

Our tests on moving fish around in correctly dosed water brought impressive results .

Some classrooms already use the system, with impressive results .

The old chair-makers had no machinery, and they produced some pretty impressive results .

It exudes quality and turned in some impressive results .

Mr Mulryne, and those who think like him, maintain that selection is largely responsible for these impressive results .

By any standards these are impressive results .

sight

This impressive sight attracts the camera enthusiast to Swanland from where excellent photographs of the bridge can be taken.

A shoal makes an impressive sight , especially as they are one of the few catfish active by day.

This was the first time I actually saw him, and it was an impressive sight .

Devlin had called her to come up quickly and see the impressive sight of Grand Harbour's floodlit fortifications in the distance.

A considerable portion of the temple still stands and, even in its ruined condition, presents a most impressive sight .

Even today, seven hundred years after it was built, the vast walled enclosure is still an impressive sight .

Flat-muscled, radiating cool, relaxed strength, admittedly he was an impressive sight .

victory

After an impressive victory at Kingston Blount last Saturday, he could win either race.

An impressive victory at the polls provides temptations that are hard to resist.

Meantime, Brian Bell of Bangor scored an impressive victory in the men's 100m freestyle with a time of 52.70.

But it was a far from impressive victory .

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES

Alan Howard has been impressive in "Henry IV' at the National Theatre.

an impressive achievement

Lexi was an impressive dramatic actress.

The Bruins have been impressive in their last five games.

The rich variety of animal life we found was very impressive .

The school's examination results were very impressive .

You can visit the desert as part of an impressive 5-day excursion out of the city.

EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS

Benedict returned from each journey with impressive paintings, relics, books, and glassworks for his monasteries.

Even so, that by-election victor, Mrs Elizabeth Shield, scored an impressive 22,449.

External views are very impressive such as the remote target view.

The little guy can sometimes wield the Freedom of Information Act to impressive effect.

The results have been impressive , with 17 designated neighborhoods.

Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary.      Дополнительный английский словарь Longman DOCE5.