images

柯林斯詞典

1. N-COUNT If you have an image of something or someone, you have a picture or idea of them in your mind. (頭腦里的) 形象; 概念
The image of art theft as a gentleman's crime is outdated. 藝術品盜竊是紳士犯罪這一觀念已經(jīng)過時了。
2. N-COUNT The image of a person, group, or organization is the way that they appear to other people. (個人、團體或組織的) 形象
...the government's negative public image. …政府負面的公眾形象。
3. N-COUNT An image is a picture of someone or something. 畫像[正式]
...photographic images of young children. …小孩子們的攝影圖像。
4. N-COUNT An image is a poetic description of something. 生動的描繪[正式]
The natural images in the poem are meant to be suggestive of realities beyond themselves. 詩中自然景象的描寫意在使人聯(lián)想起那以外的現(xiàn)實。
5. PHRASE If you are the image of someone else, you look very much like them. 酷似某人
Marianne's son was the image of his father. 瑪麗安娜的兒子酷似他的父親。
6. spitting image→see spit