image

noun

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

e.g. the coin bears an effigy of Lincoln
the emperor's tomb had his image carved in stone

Synonym: effigysimulacrum

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

e.g. they showed us the pictures of their wedding
a movie is a series of images projected so rapidly that the eye integrates them

Synonym: pictureiconikon

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

e.g. although her popular image was contrived it served to inspire music and pageantry
the company tried to project an altruistic image

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

e.g. a public image is as fragile as Humpty Dumpty

Synonym: persona

5. an iconic mental representation

e.g. her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate

Synonym: mental image

6. a standard or typical example

e.g. he is the prototype of good breeding
he provided America with an image of the good father

Synonym: prototypeparadigmepitome

7. language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

Synonym: tropefigure of speechfigure

8. (mathematics) the set of values of the dependent variable for which a function is defined

e.g. the image of f(x) = x^2 is the set of all non-negative real numbers if the domain of the function is the set of all real numbers

Synonym: rangerange of a function

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

e.g. he could be Gingrich's double
she's the very image of her mother

Synonym: doublelook-alike

image在线翻译

verb

1. imagine
conceive of
see in one's mind

e.g. I can't see him on horseback!
I can see what will happen
I can see a risk in this strategy

Synonym: visualizevisualiseenvisionprojectfancyseefigurepicture

2. render visible, as by means of MRI

1. (头脑中的)形象,概念
If you have an image of something or someone, you have a picture or idea of them in your mind.

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e.g. The image of art theft as a gentleman's crime is outdated...
把盗窃艺术品看作是一种绅士犯罪的观念已经过时了。
e.g. The words 'Cote d'Azur' conjure up images of sunny days in Mediterranean cafes.
Cote d'Azur (蓝色海岸)这个词让人联想到地中海咖啡馆阳光明媚的日子。

2. (个人、团队或组织的)形象,声誉
The image of a person, group, or organization is the way that they appear to other people.

e.g. The Prime Minister knows that his personal image is his greatest political asset...
总理知道他的个人形象是他最重要的政治资产。
e.g. He has cultivated the image of an elder statesman...
他已树立起一个政界元老的形象。

3. 图像；映像；影像
An image is a picture of someone or something.

e.g. ...photographic images of young children...
小孩子们的照片
e.g. A computer in the machine creates an image on the screen.
机器上的计算机在屏幕上产生了影像。

4. 诗意的描绘;生动的描绘
An image is a poetic description of something.

e.g. The natural images in the poem are meant to be suggestive of realities beyond themselves.
诗中描绘的自然景象意在让人联想到景象以外的现实。

5. 是…的翻版;长相酷似…
If you are the image of someone else, you look very much like them.

e.g. Marianne's son was the image of his father.
玛丽安娜的儿子长得酷似他父亲。

6. see also: mirror image
spitting image -> see spit

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