image

['imidʒ]

n.印象, 形象, 影像, 图像, 肖像
vt.反映, 想像, 描绘

n.[C]

1. 像, 肖像, 雕像; 偶像

The coin bore an image of the president.

这枚硬币上有总统的肖像。

2. (心目中的)形象; 印象[(+of)]

How can we improve our image?

我们要如何来改进我们的形象呢?

3. 映像; 影像; 图像

4. 酷似的人(或物), 翻版[the S][(+of)]

She is the image of her mother.

她是她母亲的翻版。

5. 比喻; 形象化的描述[the S][(+of)]

This play is the image of contemporary urban life.

这个剧本是当代城市生活的生动写照。

6. 典型, 象征, 化身

He is the image of honesty.

他非常诚实。

vt.

1. 画……的像, 造……的像

2. 想像

She could image what a lonely life her widowed sister was living.

她想像得出她守寡的姐姐过着怎样孤寂的生活。

3. 反映

His sorrow was imaged in his face.

他的悲哀反映在他的脸上。

词形变化

形容词: imageless | 动词过去式: imaged | 动词过去分词: imaged | 动词现在分词: imaging | 动词第三人称单数: images |

词义辨析

同义:

n.肖像; 印象; 影像

likeness  representation  picture  reflection  vision  appearance  resemblance  

同义参见:

conception  conceive  portrait  perception  copy  model  memory  

英英释义

名词 image:

an iconic mental representation

同义词：mental image

a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface

同义词：picture, icon, ikon

(Jungian psychology) a personal facade that one presents to the world

同义词：persona

a standard or typical example

同义词：prototype, paradigm, epitome

language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

同义词：trope, figure of speech, figure

someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)

同义词：double, look-alike

the general impression that something (a person or organization or product) presents to the public

a representation of a person (especially in the form of sculpture)

同义词：effigy, simulacrum

动词 image:

imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind

同义词：visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture

短语词组

the spitting image of

1. 酷似

The baby is the spitting image of his father.

婴儿酷似其父。

补充

imageimage英:[ˈimidʒ] 美:[ˈɪmɪdʒ]n.1.形象, 概念2.镜像, 影像, 图像She looked at her image in the mirror.她看着镜子中自己的映像。3.印象I have this image of you as always being cheerful and optimistic.你留给我的印象总是快活和乐观。4.酷似的人[物], 翻版She was the spitting image of her mother.她和她母亲长得一模一样。5.比喻, 引喻, 明喻The writer used the image of corn silk to describe the girl's hair.作者用玉米须来比喻那女孩的头发。6.外形, 外表, 模样

例句

1. Politicians have to be conscious of their image.政客们不得不关注自己的形象。 2. The tobacco industry has been trying to improve its image.烟草业一直在设法改善自己的形象。 3. The company has changed its image.这家公司改变了自己的形象。 4. He has cultivated the image of an elder statesman.他已经树立起了一个政界元老的形象。 5. He projected the image of a thoughtful statesman.他表现出深思熟虑的政治家的形象。 6. the image of Britain as a cold, wet country英国作为湿冷国度的形象 7. The name conjures up images of sunny days in Mediterranean cafes.这个名字让人想起在阳光灿烂的日子里身处地中海小餐馆的情景。 8. I had an image of him striding across the road laughing as usual.我脑海里有他一如往常笑着大步穿过马路的模样。 9. I think some people have an image of folk music that is quite outdated.我觉得有些人认为民间音乐完全过时了。 10. He was a painter who produced convincing images of life in America.他是一位画家, 创作的美洲生活图景令人信服。 11. glamorous images of women on record sleeves唱片封套上性感女人的相片 12. A computer in the machine creates an image on the screen.该机器内的计算机在屏幕上创建一个图像。 13. the image in the mirror镜子中的映像 14. the image of 'star-laden seas' in the first stanza第一个诗节中“繁星点点的海面”的比喻 15. He's the image of his father.他长得酷似他父亲。 16. He is the image of philanthropy and love.他是慈善与仁爱的化身。 17. She imaged little cells eating up her tumour.她想象小小的细胞在吞噬她的肿瘤。 18. Commonly the evil power was imaged as a dragon or sea monster.邪恶势力通常被想象成龙或海怪。 19. The student's work is imaged on a computer screen for marking.学生的作业成像在计算机屏幕上以便评分。 20. the rippling water imaged by the foamy brushwork用泡沫笔触描画的粼粼微波 21. a warrior imaged in bronze用青铜铸成的武士 22. Familiar scenes were imaged on the screen.银幕上映出了熟悉的景象。 23. He could image what she was thinking.他想像得出她在想什么。 24. he had an image of Uncle Walter throwing his crutches away.他心中出现一幕沃尔特叔叔扔掉拐杖的幻象。 25. he uses the image of a hole to describe emotional emptiness.他用“空洞"这一比喻来描述情感空虚。 26. she strives to project an image of youth.她力争突出青春的形象。 27. he's the image of his father.他与其父相像。 28. made in the image of God.以上帝的形象创造。 29. artworks which imaged women's bodies.描绘女性躯体形象的艺术品。 30. [as noun imaging]medical imaging.医学影像。 31. it is possible for us to image a society in which no one committed crime.我们有可能幻想出一个无人犯罪的社会。 32. When you meet him, he's very different from his public image.你当面见他的时候，会发现他跟在公众场合的形象有很大不同。 33. I have an image of my childhood as always sunny and happy.我脑海中的童年总是快乐无忧的。 34. horrific images of war触目惊心的战争图片 35. She studied her image in the mirror.她对着镜子仔细观察自己。 36. The kids sat staring at the images on the TV screen.孩子们坐在那里，注视着电视屏幕上的图像。 37. painters capturing images of war表现战争场景的画家 38. black-and-white images of the city这座城市的黑白影像 39. I can't get the image (of the accident) out of my mind.我忘不掉那个（事故的）场景。 40. When you told the story I got this image (in my mind) of you as a child.你讲那个故事时，我（脑海里）就浮现出你孩提时代的模样。 41. His poem evokes images of the sea and warm summer days.他的诗让人联想起大海和温暖夏日的景象。 42. She is worried about what motherhood will do to her image [=reputation] as a rock star.她担心做母亲后会影响她作为摇滚歌星的形象。 43. He is trying hard to improve/protect his image.他正在努力改善/保护他的形象。 44. The law suit has negatively affected the company's public image.那场官司给公司的公共形象造成了负面影响。 45. a tarnished corporate image受损的公司形象 46. a politician who cares more about image than about telling the truth比起讲真话更加在乎个人形象的政治人物 47. He's the (very/living) image of his father. [=he looks like his father]他长得酷似他父亲。 48. She was the (very) image of a successful businesswoman.她（完全）是成功女商人的典型。 49. The book contains many striking/startling images.这本书中有大量令人惊叹的/震惊的生动描述。 50. Her image still hangs on their living room wall.她的画像仍挂在他们客厅的墙上。 51. images carved in stone石雕像 52. religious images宗教画像