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
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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
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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
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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
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Middle English imagen, in part derivative of imageimage entry 1, in part borrowed from Middle French ymagier "to imagine," derivative of image
1impression of sb/sth given to the public給公眾的印象ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMAGEADJECTIVE➤good, 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 + IMAGE➤create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
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2mental picture of sb/sth心目中的形象ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMAGE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤powerful, 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 + IMAGE➤have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。PREPOSITION➤image 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
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3copy複製件ADJECTIVE➤living, 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
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4picture圖像ADJECTIVE | VERB + IMAGE | IMAGE + VERB | IMAGE + NOUNADJECTIVE➤compelling, 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 + IMAGE➤generate, 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 + VERB➤depict 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 + NOUN➤capture, 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