image
['ɪm.ɪdʒ] noun
MENTAL PICTURE 头脑中的形象
ESSENTIAL countable
■a picture in your mind or an idea of how someone or something is （自己头脑中的）形象，印象•I have an image in my mind of how I want the garden to be.我对花园该是甚么样子心里有数。 •He doesn't fit (= he is different to) my image of how an actor should look.他和我心里想的演员模样并不相符。 ESSENTIAL countable or uncountable
■the way that something or someone is thought of by other people （他人心中的）形象，印象；声誉•The aim is to improve the public image of the police.目的在于改善员警的公众形象。 •The company has made strenuous attempts to improve its image in recent years.公司近年来作出了极大的努力来改善自身形象。 •He's terribly image -conscious (= tries to dress and behave in a way that other people will admire).他非常在意自己的形象。 ADVANCED countable specialized
■a mental picture or idea which forms in a reader's or listener's mind from the words that they read or hear 比喻，意象•The poem is full of images of birth and new life.诗中充满了诞生和新生活的意象。
['ɪm.ɪdʒ] noun
PICTURE 图像
ESSENTIAL countable
■any picture, especially one formed by a mirror or a lens （尤指镜子或透镜形成的）镜像；影像；映射•television images of starving children受饥儿童的电视画面 •The image you see in the mirror.你在镜子中看到的影像
['ɪm.ɪdʒ] noun
be the (living/spitting) image of sb
■to look very similar to someone 长相酷似（某人）•She's the spitting image of her mother.她长相酷似她的母亲。 |