词组 | image |
释义 | image AC /ˈɪmɪdʒ/ noun 1. the way a person, organization etc seems to the publicadjectivesa good/positive image It is important to present a positive image of yourself at the interview.a bad/negative/poor image It’s difficult to explain why the industry has such a bad image.a glamorous image These parties were part of Hollywood’s glamorous image.a wholesome/clean-cut image (=morally good and never doing anything bad) The recent scandal has damaged his clean-cut image.a macho image (=someone’s image as a man who is strong and tough) He was keen to project a macho image in this film.an upmarket image BrE an upscale image AmE (=expensive and good quality) The company is trying to promote an upmarket image.a downmarket image BrE a downscale image AmE (=cheap and not good quality) The store has struggled to break away from its downmarket image.the traditional image of sth They want to improve the traditional image of English food.sb’s/sth’s public image Her public image does not reflect the way she behaves in private.the popular image of sb/sth (=that many people have) The popular image of him as a quiet shy man is not entirely accurate.sth’s corporate image (=a company’s image) The bank wanted to improve its corporate image.verbshave an image In those days cigarettes had a rather glamorous image.give (sb) an image You need to choose clothes that give the right image.create an image The company is trying to create an image of quality and reliability.present/project/promote an image (=behave in a way that creates a particular image) He presented an image of himself as an energetic young leader.cultivate an image (=try to develop a particular image) He was trying to cultivate an image of himself as an intellectual.improve/enhance sb’s/sth’s image The casino industry was keen to improve its image.damage sb’s/sth’s image Has this scandal damaged the company’s image?tarnish sb’s/sth’s image (=damage it slightly) His behaviour has tarnished the image of the sport.clean up your image (=improve your image after it has been damaged) The pop star promised to clean up his image after he was released from prison.live up to your image (=be like the image you have presented of yourself) He has certainly lived up to his wild rock-star image.lose/shed an image (=get rid of it) The party struggled to lose its image of being somewhat old-fashioned.image + nounsan image problem Politicians have an image problem as far as many young people are concerned.THESAURUS: image → reputation2. a picture that you see or that you have in your mindadjectivesa visual image Sounds and visual images are stored on the disk.a mental image She had a sudden mental image of herself walking out onto the stage.a photographic/television image His paintings are so detailed they look like photographic images.a powerful image The man’s face as he is shot is a powerful image.a clear image I have a very clear image of how Miami looked that day.a vivid image (=very clear) A series of vivid images came into her mind.disturbing/horrifying/horrific images We were warned that the show has some disturbing images in it.verbshave an image (=have it in your mind) She had an image of the bunch of flowers lying on the path.conjure up an image (=make you have it in your mind) The word ‘breakfast’ conjures up the image of a steaming cup of coffee. |
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