[N-COUNT 可数名词](头脑中的)形象,概念 If you have an image of something or someone, you have a picture or idea of them in your mind.
[usu with supp]
The image of art theft as a gentleman's crime is outdated...
把盗窃艺术品看作是一种绅士犯罪的观念已经过时了。
The words 'Cote d'Azur' conjure up images of sunny days in Mediterranean cafes.
Cote d'Azur (蓝色海岸)这个词让人联想到地中海咖啡馆阳光明媚的日子。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词](个人、团队或组织的)形象,声誉 The image of a person, group, or organization is the way that they appear to other people.
[oft with poss]
The Prime Minister knows that his personal image is his greatest political asset...
总理知道他的个人形象是他最重要的政治资产。
He has cultivated the image of an elder statesman...
他已树立起一个政界元老的形象。
The tobacco industry has been trying to improve its image.
烟草行业一直在试图改善其形象。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]图像;映像;影像 An image is a picture of someone or something.
[FORMAL 正式]
...photographic images of young children...
小孩子们的照片
A computer in the machine creates an image on the screen.
机器上的计算机在屏幕上产生了影像。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]诗意的描绘;生动的描绘 An image is a poetic description of something.
[FORMAL 正式]
The natural images in the poem are meant to be suggestive of realities beyond themselves.
诗中描绘的自然景象意在让人联想到景象以外的现实。
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[PHRASE 短语]是…的翻版;长相酷似… If you are the image of someone else, you look very much like them.
[V inflects]
Marianne's son was the image of his father.
玛丽安娜的儿子长得酷似他父亲。
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See also:
mirror image
; spitting image→see:
spit
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image★AWL/ˈɪmɪdʒ; NAmEˈɪmɪdʒ/noun1★[countable , uncountable ]the impression that a person, an organization or a product, etc. gives to the public 形象;印象;声誉◆His public image is very different from the real person.他在公众心目中的形象与他真实的本人截然不同。◆The advertisements are intended to improve the company's image.这些广告旨在提高公司的形象。◆Image is very important in the music world.在音乐界,个人形象很重要。◆stereotyped images of women in children's books儿童图书中千篇一律的女性形象2★[countable ]a mental picture that you have of what sb/sth is like or looks like (心目中的)形象,印象◆images of the past对过去的印象◆I had a mental imageof what she would look like. 我能想像出她的样貌如何。3★[countable ]( formal) a copy of sb/sth in the form of a picture or statue 画像;雕像;塑像◆Images of deer and hunters decorate the cave walls.洞穴壁上装饰着鹿和猎人的画像。◆a wooden image of the Hindu god Ganesh印度教神灵象头神的木雕像4★[countable ]a picture of sb/sth seen in a mirror, through a camera, or on a television or computer 镜像;影像;映像;图像◆He stared at his own image reflected in the water.他凝视着自己在水中的倒影。◆Slowly, an image began to appear on the screen.屏幕上慢慢地出现了一幅图像。☞see also
mirror image
5★[countable ]a word or phrase used with a different meaning from its normal one, in order to describe sth in a way that produces a strong picture in the mind 比喻;意象◆poetic images of the countryside乡村的诗情画意景象IDIOMbe the image of sb/sthto look very like sb/sth else 酷似;和…非常相像◆He's the image of his father.他酷似他的父亲。☞see also
spitting image
imageimagesimagedimagingimage/ˈɪmɪdʒ; NAmEˈɪmɪdʒ/
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imageim‧age /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ ●●●S2W1AWL noun [countable]
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1public opinion the opinion people have of a person, organization, product etc, or the way a person, organization etc seems to be to the public → reputationimage of attempts to improve the image of the police► see thesaurus at
reputation
2idea in mind a picture that you have in your mind, especially about what someone or something is like or the way they lookimage of He had no visual image of her, only her name. He had the clearest image in his mind of his mother and father.3picture/what you seea)a picture of an object in a mirror or in the lens of a camera: She peered closely at her image in the mirror.b)a picture on the screen of a television, cinema, or computer: Jill Sharpe was little more than a name, a glossy image on a television screen.c)a picture or shape of a person or thing that is copied onto paper or is cut in wood or stone: carved images4description a word, phrase, or picture that describes an idea in a poem, book, film etc: He paints a very romantic image of working-class communities.5be the (very/living/spitting) image of somebody to look exactly like someone or something else: He’s the spitting image of his mother.6in the image of somebody/something literary in the same form or shape as someone or something else: According to the Bible, man was made in the image of God. →
mirror image
COLLOCATIONSADJECTIVES/NOUN + imagea good/positive image· We want to give people a positive image of the town.a bad/negative image· It’s difficult to explain why the industry has such a bad image.· Many negative images of women are found in the media.a wholesome/clean-cut image (=morally good and never doing anything bad)· The recent scandal has damaged his clean-cut image.an upmarket image British English, an upscale image American English (=expensive and good quality)· The company is trying to promote an upmarket image.a downmarket image British English, a downscale image American English (=cheap and not good quality)· The store has struggled to break away from its downmarket image.the traditional image of something· They want to improve the traditional image of English food.the popular image of something· The popular image of the spy as a glamorous figure of mystery is far from the reality.somebody’s/something’s public image (=the image that many people have of someone or something)· Her public image does not reflect the way she behaves in private.somebody’s screen image (=how someone seems in films or on TV)· He had cultivated a screen image as a ruthless tough guy.a macho image (=someone’s image as a man who is strong and tough)· He was keen to project a macho image in this film.verbshave an image· The product has a rather downmarket image.create an image· The company is trying to create an image of quality and reliability.improve your image· The casino industry was keen to improve its image.damage your image· Has this scandal damaged the company’s image?live up to your image (=be like the image you have presented of yourself)· He has certainly lived up to his wild rock-star image.present/project/promote an image (=behave in a way that creates a particular image)· He presented an image of himself as an energetic young leader.cultivate an image (=try to encourage or develop an image)· He was trying to cultivate an image of himself as an intellectual.tarnish an image (=damage it slightly)· His behaviour has tarnished the image of the sport.clean up your image (=improve your image after it has been damaged)· The pop star promised to clean up his image after he was released from prison.lose/shed an image (=get rid of it)· The party struggled to lose its image of being somewhat old-fashioned.image + NOUNan image problem· Politicians have an image problem as far as many young people are concerned.