n.[C]

1. 像，肖像，雕像；偶像
   The coin bore an image of the President.

   這枚硬幣上有總統的肖像。

2. （心目中的）形象；印象[（+of）]
   How can we improve our image?

   我們要如何來改進我們的形象呢？

3. 映像；影像；圖像
4. 酷似的人（或物），翻版[the S][（+of）]
   She is the image of her mother.

   她是她母親的翻版。

5. 比喻；形象化的描述[the S][（+of）]
   This play is the image of contemporary urban life.

   這個劇本是當代城市生活的生動寫照。

6. 典型，象徵，化身
   He is the image of honesty.

   他是誠實的化身。

vt.

1. 畫……的像，造……的像
2. 想像
   She could image what a lonely life her widowed sister was living.

   她想像得出她守寡的姐姐過著怎樣孤寂的生活。

3. 反映
   His sorrow was imaged in his face.

   他的悲哀反映在他的臉上。

n.

1. a representation of the external form of a person or thing in art.
   ▸a visible impression obtained by a camera, telescope, or other device, or displayed on a video screen.
   ▸an optical appearance produced by light from an object reflected in a mirror or refracted through a lens.
   ▸a mental picture.
   ▸(in biblical use) an idol.
2. the general impression that a person, organization, or product presents to the public.
3. a simile or metaphor.
4. a person or thing closely resembling another.
   ▸likeness.
5. Mathematics  a point or set formed by mapping from another point or set.

v.

[名]

1. ①形象。
2. ②印象。
   좋은 이미지를 남기다.

   留下好的印象。