| 单词 | image |
| 释义 | imageimage /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ ●●○ S3 W3 AWL noun [countable] 1PUBLIC OPINION the way a person, organization, product, etc. is presented to the public, or the opinion that people have of them: The company needs to improve its image among young people.image as He had cultivated an image as a strong leader (=encouraged and developed it).image of People have an image of me as some kind of monster. How can you present a more positive image of yourself? Attorneys want to project the best possible image for their clients. At 46, Burnett hardly fits most people’s image of a college student (=he is not what you expect one to be like).2IDEA IN MIND a picture that you have in your mind, especially about what someone or something looks like: image of I had talked to her so often on the phone I already had a mental image of her.3PICTURE/WHAT YOU SEE a)a picture, especially one on the screen of a television, movie theater, or computer: We were warned that the show has some disturbing images in it. It is simple to copy and email digital images. His paintings are so detailed they look like photographic images. b)a picture of an object in a mirror or in the lens of a camera: I stood staring at my image in the mirror. c)a picture or shape of a person or thing that is copied onto paper or cut in wood or stone: The billboards showed Mickey Mouse’s image.► see thesaurus at picture14DESCRIPTION eng. lang. arts a word, phrase, or picture that describes an idea in a poem, book, movie, etc.: The image of the tree in the story symbolizes personal growth.5MATH math, geometry a geometric shape formed by turning, moving, changing, or reflecting an existing shape6in 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.[Origin: 1100–1200 Old French imagene, from Latin imago] → see also mirror image, spitting imageCOLLOCATIONSverbshave an image of somebody/something The incident forever changed the image she had of her father.create an image The company is trying to create an image of quality and reliability.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.improve somebody’s/something’s image The casino industry worked hard to improve its image.damage somebody’s/something’s image (also tarnish somebody’s/something’s image) Has this scandal damaged the company’s image? His behavior has tarnished the image of the sport.fit an image (=be like a particular image that people have) She doesn’t really fit the image of a glamorous movie star.live up to an image (=be like the image you have presented of yourself) He has certainly lived up to his wild rock star image.lose/shed an image (=get rid of it) The car company struggled to lose its old-fashioned image.adjectives/nouns + 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.a wholesome/clean-cut image (=of someone who is morally good and never does anything bad) The recent scandal has damaged his clean-cut image.the popular image of something The popular image of the spy as a glamorous figure of mystery is far from the reality.the traditional image of something Father Mike does not fit the traditional image of a priest.somebody’s/something’s public image (=the image that many people have of someone or something) The mayor’s public image is of someone who is cold and unfriendly, but she is not like that 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 high-end/upscale image (=expensive and of good quality) The store is trying to promote an upscale image.image + nounsan image problem Politicians have an image problem as far as many young people are concerned. |
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