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单词 image
释义
image
noun
uk
/ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈɪm.ɪdʒ/

imagenoun(MENTAL PICTURE)

C2[C]
apictureinyourmindor anideaof how someone or something is:
（自己头脑中的）形象，印象
I have an image in mymindof how Iwantthegardento be.我对花园该是什么样心里有底。
He doesn'tfit(= he is different to)my image of how anactorshouldlook.他和我心里想的演员的模样并不相符。
B2[CorU]
the way that something or someone isthoughtof by otherpeople:
（他人心中的）形象，印象；声誉
Theaimis toimprovethepublicimage of thepolice.目的在于改善警察的公众形象。
Thecompanyhas madestrenuousattemptstoimproveitsimage inrecentyears.公司近年来作出了巨大的努力以改善自身形象。
He'sterriblyimage-conscious(=triestodressandbehavein a way that otherpeoplewilladmire).他非常在意自己的形象。
[C]literaturespecialized
amentalpictureorideathatformsin a reader's or listener'smindfrom the words that theyreadorhear:
比喻，意象
Thepoemisfullof images ofbirthand newlife.诗中充满了新生和新生活的意象。
More examples
  • I can't get thatdreadfulimage out of mymind.
  • Recently thepresidenthassoughttoprojecta muchtougherimage.
  • For somepeople, the word 'England' may stillconjureup images ofprettygardensandteaparties.
  • Thecityistryingtoshrugoffitsindustrialimage andpromoteitself as atouristcentre.
  • Water, asymboloflife,recursas an imagethroughoutherpoems.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Imagining and conceiving
  • assume
  • beyondyourwildest dreamsidiom
  • blue-sky
  • conceivable
  • conceivably
  • fancy
  • guess
  • imagine
  • imputesomethingtosomeone
  • inyourmind's eyeidiom
  • inconceivably
  • lay the foundation(s) of/foridiom
  • look on/uponsomeone/somethingassomething
  • regard
  • retheorize
  • revisualization
  • riot
  • run riotidiom
  • theorize
  • throw
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Conditions and characteristics
Ideas, concepts and theories

imagenoun(PICTURE)

B2[C]
anypicture,especiallyoneformedby amirroror alens:
（尤指镜子或透镜形成的）镜像；影像；映像
televisionimages ofstarvingchildren挨饿儿童的电视画面
The image youseein themirror.你在镜子中看到的映像
Synonyms
illustration(PICTURE)
picture(IMAGE)
More examples
  • Televisionconfrontstheviewerwith asuccessionofglitteringandseductiveimages.
  • Theirpilotsareguidedby aninfraredopticalsystemthatshowsimagesclearlyevenatnight.
  • You can use thedevicetoscanthe image andreproduceiton-screenin anelectronicformat.
  • One of the film's manyunsettlingimages is of achildplayingwith her father'sgun.
  • Can youimprovethesharpnessof the image at all?
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Physics: optics, microscopy & lasers
  • anti-reflection
  • anti-reflective
  • chromatic aberration
  • concentrator
  • converging lens
  • electron microscope
  • eyepiece
  • field glasses
  • lens
  • magnification
  • magnifying glass
  • opera glasses
  • optics
  • polarization
  • polarize
  • polarized
  • polarizer
  • reflecting telescope
  • reflection
  • transparency
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Pictures

Idiom

be the (living/spitting) image ofsomeone
(Definition ofimagefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

image| American Dictionary

image
noun[C]
us
/ˈɪm·ɪdʒ/

imagenoun[C](IDEA)

anidea,esp. amentalpicture, of what something or someone is like:
I had an image of Texas in myheadthat wastotallydifferent from how it really is.
Someone’s image is theideathat otherpeoplehave of thatperson,esp. anideacreatedbyadvertisingand bynewspaperandtelevisionstories:
He’stryingtoprojecta morepresidentialimage.
An image is also adescriptionof something or someone:
Thebookpresentedan image oflifeon afarmin the 19thcentury.

imagenoun[C](PICTURE)

apicture,esp. oneseenin amirroror through acamera:
movingimages on a TVscreen
(Definition ofimagefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

image| Business English

image
noun
uk
/ˈɪmɪdʒ/us
[CorU]MARKETING
thereputationthat aperson,organization,product, etc. has,includingthecharacteristics,appearance, etc. that they areknownfor:
create/project/build an imageThelogochangeispartof anongoingefforttoprojecta new image that willattractyoungercustomers.
change/improve/protect sb's imageDevelopersdiscussedhow theimpoverishedtowncouldimproveitsimage andboostitsredevelopmentpotential.
tarnish/hurt/destroy sb's imageStaffupheavalsandclasheswithEuropeanregulatorshavetarnishedthe image of the world'stopsoft-drinksbusiness.
good/positive/strong imageWhenworkinginsales, it isimportantthat youpresentapositiveimage.
abad/poor/negativeimage
sb's public/private/professional imageTheseeventsgivedelegatesthechancetonetworkandimprovetheirprofessionalimage.
People'schoiceofproductis often moreinfluencedby image than byquality.
[C]
apictureorphotograph,especiallyoneshownon acomputerortelevisionscreen:
You canrotatethe image, resize it,zoomin,zoomout, oradjustitscolor.
The newscannerdeliversexceptionalimagequalityandreliability.
acomputer/digital/photographicimage
blackandwhite/greyscale/colorimage

See also

brand image
corporate image
(Definition ofimagefrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimage

image
In par t, the book is intended to counter negative images of the region by providing rich analysis of local ar t forms.
From theCambridge English Corpus
We tend to project these images and functions onto writing at large, and thus take far too much for granted.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The solution of this problem -h can be found using the method of images [9].
From theCambridge English Corpus
The segmentation of medical images by level set methods has been investigated by several authors [50, 75, 94, 111, 139].
From theCambridge English Corpus
People breathe life into the world and into art's images of it.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In order to succeed, children had to know the cued word associated with the lip-read images.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Perhaps this overemphasis on literal images inadvertently discouraged metaphorical responses.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Both of these images were scored as figurative-metaphorical-relevant (3).
From theCambridge English Corpus
Teachers could encourage students to form clear, literal images of an expression.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Finally, we raise the issue of evidence from imaging studies of auditory hallucination.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The republic they imaged was quite different from the country they lived in.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When people said that they did drink but ' not a lot ', this was contextualized either in drinking occasions or in cultural images of alcohol use.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Observed in the stereoscope the two images merge and blossom revealing the full three-dimensional impact of the scene.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The notion of blossoming is analogous to the process of 'fusing' the two flat images of a stereoscopic pair into a virtual three-dimensional volume.
From theCambridge English Corpus
In the main, however, the images summon forth memories of the spirit that triumphed.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithimage

image

These are words often used in combination withimage.

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additional image
Anadditionalimagewith the calibration rig resting on the task surface was also utilized in order to determine the extrinsec parameters of the task surface.
From theCambridge English Corpus
astronomical image
Wergo's necessarily thick booklet, appropriately embellished with astronomical images of the time, irritatingly began to fall apart after an hour's use.
From theCambridge English Corpus
blurred image
Perhaps the somewhat blurred image we tend to make in the world today may be bound up with this.
From the
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These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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