the image of sth

the image of sth
1. (public face) [+of person, organization, country] (公众)形象
- Politicians have to be conscious of their image. 政客们不得不关注自己的形象。
- The tobacco industry has been trying to improve its image. 烟草业一直在设法改善自己的形象。
2. (mental picture) (头脑中的)模样, 形象；设想
- the image of Britain as a cold, wet country 英国作为湿冷国度的形象
3. 【心】 (view) 表象；意象
See also: body image
4. (representation; by painter, artist) 人像；画像；图像
(by sculptor) 雕像
- He was a painter who produced convincing images of life in America. 他是一位画家, 创作的美洲生活图景令人信服。
5. <正式> (photograph) 相片；照片
- glamorous images of women on record sleeves 唱片封套上性感女人的相片
6. (on screen) 图像
- A computer in the machine creates an image on the screen. 该机器内的计算机在屏幕上创建一个图像。
7. (in mirror) 映像
(on lens) 镜头图像
- the image in the mirror 镜子中的映像
8. (as focused onto retina) (视网膜上的)成像
9. (evoked by poem, book) (文学作品中的)形象；(尤指诗歌中的)意象
10. (figure of speech) 比喻
- the image of 'star-laden seas' in the first stanza 第一个诗节中“繁星点点的海面”的比喻
11. 【数】 (value of function) [+of point] 像(点)
12. 【数】 (range of function) 像
13. to be the image of sb
(look very like) 很像某人；与某人一模一样
- He's the image of his father. 他长得酷似他父亲。
14. the image of sth
(epitome) 是某事物的化身；是某事物的典型
- He is the image of philanthropy and love. 他是慈善与仁爱的化身。
See: image

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