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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 904 COCA: 555

image

image /ˈɪmɪʤ/ noun
plural images
image
/ˈɪmɪʤ/
noun
plural images
Learner's definition of IMAGE
[count] : a picture that is produced by a camera, artist, mirror, etc.图像;画像;映像
see also mirror image
[count] : a mental picture : the thought of how something looks or might look(头脑中的)景象,图像
: the idea that people have about someone or something形象;概念
[count]
[noncount]
[singular]
: the form or appearance of someone or something(人或事物)外形,外表
: someone who looks very much like another person酷似另一个人的人;(另一个人的)翻版
see also spitting image
: someone who looks very much like a certain kind of person典型;化身
[count] : an interesting or memorable way of showing or describing something in a book, movie, etc.(书中、电影中等)生动的描述,使人印象深刻的表现
[count] : a statue or picture that is made to look like a person or thing雕像;塑像;画像
see also graven image
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 904 COCA: 555

image

1 of 2

noun

im·​age ˈi-mij How to pronounce image (audio)
1
a
: a visual representation of something: such as
(1)
: a likeness of an object produced on a photographic material
(2)
: a picture produced on an electronic display (such as a television or computer screen)
b
: the optical counterpart of an object produced by an optical device (such as a lens or mirror) or an electronic device
2
a(1)
: a mental picture or impression of something
had a negative body image of herself
(2)
: a mental conception held in common by members of a group and symbolic of a basic attitude and orientation
a disorderly courtroom can seriously tarnish a community's image of justice Herbert Brownell
b
3
: a popular conception (as of a person, institution, or nation) projected especially through the mass media
promoting a corporate image of brotherly love and concern R. C. Buck
4
a
: exact likeness : semblance
God created man in his own image Genesis 1:27 (Revised Standard Version)
b
: a person strikingly like another person
she is the image of her mother
5
a
: a tangible or visible representation : incarnation
the image of filial devotion
b
archaic : an illusory form : apparition
6
: a vivid or graphic representation or description
7
: a reproduction or imitation of the form of a person or thing
especially : an imitation in solid form : statue
8
9
: a set of values given by a mathematical function (such as a homomorphism) that corresponds to a particular subset of the domain

image

2 of 2

verb

imaged; imaging

transitive verb

1
a
: to create a representation of
also : to form an image of
imaged Jupiter's rings
image the bone using X-rays
b
: to represent symbolically
2
: to call up a mental picture of : imagine
3
: to describe or portray in language especially in a vivid manner
4
b
: to make appear : project
5
: to make a disk image of
Many computer forensics programs now include the option of imaging a suspect drive. Yvonne Jewkes
imager noun

Example Sentences

Noun She studied her image in the mirror. The kids sat staring at the images on the TV screen. painters capturing images of war black-and-white images of the city His poem evokes images of the sea and warm summer days. He is trying hard to improve his image. The law suit has negatively affected the company's public image. a politician who cares more about image than about telling the truth Verb in the painting Sacagawea is imaged as an intrepid woman pointing the way for Lewis and Clark the brochure images a vacation at the resort in language that makes you want to make a reservation this instant See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Working across various media, in both public and private spaces, and between language and image, Holzer has demonstrated her fascination with the total, sensorial experience of contemporary life. Erik Morse, Vogue, 15 Sep. 2022 Removing the federal immunity will not be enough, however, because the cultural biases and economic incentives shielding nonconsensual image-sharing run deep. Danielle Keats Citron, CNN, 15 Sep. 2022 After initially showing interest, all three companies declined to work with Black Rifle, citing the company’s image. Megan Keller, WSJ, 15 Sep. 2022 Death and destruction may litter the landscape, but Lee’s image collaborators remind us that there is beauty alongside the ashes. Casey Gerald, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2022 Some of these can be made out in the lower right of Webb’s new image. Carlyn Kranking, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Sep. 2022 That coalition building was sorely needed, because Puerto Rico and its residents have an unusual image problem in philanthropy, said Hispanic Federation President and CEO Frankie Miranda. Glenn Gamboa, ajc, 14 Sep. 2022 Twitter whistleblower Peiter Zatko’s congressional testimony on Tuesday was every bit as damaging for the company’s image as Elon Musk might have hoped. Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2022 Kulakivska stayed behind to look for the three missing men, keeping a mental image of them coming home, walking through the front gate. Shira Pinson, NBC News, 14 Sep. 2022
Verb
There is simply the capacity to image so much more than physicians are used to, and monitoring constantly may require leveraging recent advances in software. Edward Chen, STAT, 2 Aug. 2022 One of the design goals for the James Webb Space Telescope was to provide the ability to image at wavelengths that would reveal the Universe's first stars and galaxies. John Timmer, Ars Technica, 22 July 2022 From there, the team digitally combined raw frames into deeper, more polished exposures and then passed them on to image processors for color rendering. New York Times, 12 July 2022 This still image from video shows Hadi Matar, 24, of Fairview, N.J., at left, being escorted from the stage as people tend to author Salman Rushdie, center right, at the Chautauqua Institution, in Chautauqua, N.Y., Friday, Aug. 12, 2022. CBS News, 13 Aug. 2022 Juno will image Io again from a distance during a flyby in December 2022, but is scheduled to get to within just 900 miles/1,500 km of Io in both December 2023 and February 2024. Jamie Carter, Forbes, 6 June 2022 Toussaint is an optics expert whose lab at Brown University creates precision techniques to image and assess biological tissues. Usha Lee Mcfarling, STAT, 19 Aug. 2022 Ultrasound scanners, which image the inside of the human body, are a life-saving medical tool. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 To image different body systems, Zhao’s team tested versions of the probe that produce waves at different frequencies and thus penetrate the body to different depths. Sophie Bushwick, Scientific American, 29 July 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, "effigy, figure, mental impression of something observed, reflection, resemblance," borrowed from Anglo-French, shortened from imagene, borrowed from Latin imāgin-, imāgō "representation, reflection, apparition, semblance, copy, visible form," from imā- (probably the stem of an otherwise unattested verb *imārī with the same base as imitārī "to follow as a pattern, copy") + -gin-, -gō, denominal or deverbal noun suffix — more at imitate

Verb

Middle English imagen, in part derivative of image image entry 1, in part borrowed from Middle French ymagier "to imagine," derivative of image

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 7

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of image was in the 13th century
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 904 COCA: 555
image

noun¹

1impression of sb/sth given to the public給公眾的印象ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMAGE ADJECTIVEgood, positive良好/正面形象negative反面形象tarnished受損的形象The party needs to clean up its somewhat tarnished image.這個政黨需要洗刷自己有些受損的形象。poor差勁的形象The industry had a poor image.這個行業形象很差。false虛假的形象The history books built up a false image of an unpopular president.歷史書樹立了一個不受擁戴的總統的不實形象。clean, clean-cut, perfect, squeaky-clean, wholesome乾淨的/整潔利落的/完美的/一塵不染的/健康的形象He's a good player with a clean image.他是一個形象乾淨的好隊員。He represents the perfect image of a clean-living college boy.他代表了那種活得正派清白的大學生的完美形象。macho男子漢形象hackneyed老套的形象the hackneyed image of the poor student老套的窮學生形象traditional傳統形象traditional images of motherhood傳統的母性形象media, public, screen媒體/公眾/屏幕形象In real life she looks nothing like her screen image.現實生活中的她與她的屏幕形象截然不同。brand, corporate品牌/公司形象Champagne houses owe their success to brand image.香檳酒莊的成功源自品牌形象。VERB + IMAGEcreate打造形象The company needs to create a new image for itself.公司需要為自己打造一個全新的形象。convey, cultivate, present, project, promote傳達形象;培育形象;展示形象;宣傳形象a book which presents positive images of older people一部呈現老年人正面形象的書籍change, transform改變/轉變形象bolster, boost, burnish, clean up, enhance, improve, polish, revive增強形象;提升形象;改善形象;重塑形象an effort to improve the organization's public image為改善該組織公眾形象所作的努力soften使形象溫和She is now seeking to soften her image for voters.目前她正着力使自己在選民中的形象變得溫和。keep up, live up to, maintain保持形象;符合形象The group has failed to live up to its macho image.這個組合的表現未體現出他們的男子漢形象。Eastwood has maintained an image as a tough guy.伊斯特伍德保持着硬漢形象。shed擺脫形象The industry is trying to shed its negative image.這個行業正在竭力擺脫自己的負面形象。mar, ruin, tarnish糟蹋/毀壞/玷污形象
image

noun²

2mental picture of sb/sth心目中的形象ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMAGE | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVEpowerful, vivid深刻的/生動的印象sudden突現的形象She had a sudden mental image of herself in a wedding dress.她腦海裏閃現出自己身披婚紗的樣子。positive正面印象negative負面印象distorted扭曲的形象the distorted images in his dreams他夢中那些扭曲的形象enduring, indelible持久的/難以磨滅的印象It leaves indelible images imprinted on your mind.它在你的頭腦中留下難以忘懷的印象。unrealistic不現實的構想unrealistic images of the ideal body關於理想身材的不切實際的形象popular流行的概念ideal理想形象the ideal image of American citizenship美國公民的理想形象stereotyped, stereotypical模式化的形象mental心目中的形象body身體意象help with eating disorders and body image有助於調理進食紊亂症狀和改善身體意象literary, poetic文學/詩歌形象dream夢幻形象VERB + IMAGEhave有印象bring to mind, call to mind, conjure, conjure up, evoke, recall, summon, summon up喚起形象;浮現形象;(使)回想起形象Samba always seems to conjure up images of Brazil.桑巴舞似乎總能喚起人們心目中對巴西的種種印象。the ability to summon up images in the mind腦海中浮想聯翩的能力build, build up, form塑造形象I like to build up images of the characters and setting before I start to write.我喜歡在落筆之前想好人物形象和場景。fit符合印象He didn't fit my image of the boss.他不符合我心目中的老闆形象。use使用形象reinforce強化印象Treating disabled people like children only reinforces negative images of disability.像對待兒童那樣對待殘疾人只會強化殘疾人在人們心目中的負面形象。PREPOSITIONimage from來自⋯的印象He started to recall images from his past.他開始回想自己對過去的印象。
image

noun³

3copy複製件ADJECTIVEliving, spitting活脫脫的/毫無二致的複製品He's the spitting image of his father!他酷似他父親!mirror鏡像;翻版Betsy was a mirror image of her twin.貝特西就是她孿生姐姐的翻版。
image

noun⁴

4picture圖像ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMAGE | IMAGE + VERB | IMAGE + NOUN ADJECTIVEcompelling, dramatic, graphic, memorable, poignant, powerful, spectacular, striking, stunning, unforgettable扣人心弦的畫面;戲劇性的畫面;形象的畫面;難忘的畫面;心酸的畫面;有感染力的畫面;壯觀的畫面;醒目的畫面disturbing, gruesome, horrible, horrific, violent令人不安的畫面;可怕的畫面;暴力的畫面powerful and disturbing images of the war驚心動魄的戰爭畫面familiar, iconic熟悉的畫面;維妙維肖的圖像visual視覺圖像The visual image is steadily replacing the written word.視覺圖像正在逐漸取代文字。flickering, moving閃爍的/移動的畫面flickering images on a screen屏幕上閃爍的圖像blurred, blurry, fuzzy模糊的圖像;模糊影像faint隱約不明的圖像After exposure a faint image is visible.曝光之後一個模糊的圖像隱約可見。still靜止的圖像the use of still and moving video images靜態及動態視頻影像的使用live實時圖像Visitors can view live radar images and listen in to the control tower.參觀者可以觀看實時的雷達圖像並監聽控制塔指令。recorded錄製的圖像close-up特寫圖像a live close-up image of her face她臉部的一個實景特寫畫面colour/color彩色圖像black-and-white, monochrome黑白/單色圖像high-resolution高分辨率圖像clear, crisp, sharp清楚的圖像;清晰分明的圖像realistic 3D graphics with sharp images圖像清晰的逼真三維圖形three-dimensional三維圖像The machine can capture a three-dimensional image of a patient's heart.這種機器能拍攝病人心臟的三維圖像。photographic, TV, video照相影像;電視畫面;視頻影像screen屏幕圖像Each illustration is displayed as a complete screen image.每一幅圖片都是全屏顯示。computer, digital, radar, satellite, X-ray計算機/數字/雷達/衞星 /X 光圖像thumbnail縮略圖像Under each thumbnail image is a link to a larger illustration.每幅縮略圖下面都有一個放大圖片的鏈接。holographic全息圖像graven (literary) 雕像It was forbidden to worship graven (= carved) images.那時禁止崇拜雕像。painted油畫圖像the painted image of a human being一幅人體油畫圖像religious宗教形象pornographic色情圖像VERB + IMAGEgenerate, produce, reproduce生成/製作/複製圖像the images produced on laser printers激光打印機打印的圖片capture, download, record, scan, upload捕捉畫面;下載圖像;記錄圖像;掃描圖像;上傳圖像She longed to capture the image on film.她渴望用膠片捕捉那個畫面。edit編輯圖像distort扭曲圖像bear帶有圖像humorous posters bearing an image of a squatting dog有一隻蹲坐的狗的形象的幽默海報display, post, show顯示/張貼/展示圖像the pixel information used to display a digital image用於顯示數字圖像的像素信息Advertisers have given permission to post these digital images.廣告商已經允許發佈這些數字圖像。print印製圖片process處理圖像enlarge放大圖像The devices are capable of enlarging the image.這些裝置可以放大這幅圖像。acquire, obtain獲得/取得圖像view觀看圖像store貯存圖像You can store these images in a separate computer file.你可以把這些圖像單獨存在一個電腦文件裏。juxtapose並置圖像The display juxtaposed images from serious and popular art.這次展覽將嚴肅藝術和通俗藝術的圖片並列展出。use使用圖像These images are used for marketing purposes.這些圖像用於營銷。IMAGE + VERBdepict sth, reflect sth, represent sth, reveal sth, show sth圖像描繪⋯/反映⋯/代表⋯/表現⋯/展現⋯heat images that show where most of the activity in the brain is顯示大多數大腦活動所在區域的熱成像suggest sth圖像暗示⋯flicker圖像閃爍fade圖像逐漸消失IMAGE + NOUNcapture, processing圖像捕捉/處理analysis圖像分析image analysis and feature recognition圖像分析與特徵識別distortion, manipulation圖像變形/修改compression圖像壓縮processor圖像處理器database, file圖像數據庫/文件They can connect directly to the image files and allow the customer to view them.它們可以直接連接圖像文件供用戶查看。transfer圖像傳輸a standard video output for image transfer or remote viewing可用於圖像傳輸或者遙控觀看的標準視頻輸出 topic at computer

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