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- a representation of the external form of a person or thing in sculpture, painting, etc形象（画像、塑像等）。
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- a visible impression obtained by a camera, telescope, microscope, or other device, or displayed on a video screen（相机、显微镜、荧屏等显现的）影像, 图像。
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- an optical appearance or counterpart produced by light or other radiation from an object reflected in a mirror or refracted through a lens镜像。
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- Mathematics a point or set formed by mapping from another point or set【数】像点; 像。
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- Computing an exact copy of a computer's hard disk, made for backing up data or setting up new machines【计算机】硬盘备份。
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- a mental representation or idea幻象, 形象：
he had an image of Uncle Walter throwing his crutches away.
他心中出现一幕沃尔特叔叔扔掉拐杖的幻象。
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- in sing. a person or thing that closely resembles another极其相像的人（或物）, 翻版：
he's the image of his father.
他与其父极其相像。
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- in sing. semblance or likeness相似, 貌似物：
made in the image of God.
以上帝的形象创造。
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- (in biblical use) an idol〈圣经〉偶像。
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- the general impression that a person, organization, or product presents to the public（人、组织、产品呈现的）形象：
she strives to project an image of youth.
她力争呈现一种青春的形象。
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- a simile or metaphor比喻, 明喻, 暗喻：
he uses the image of a hole to describe emotional emptiness.
他用“空洞”这一比喻来描述情感空虚。
with obj.
1- make a representation of the external form of作…的像, 描绘…的形象：
artworks which imaged women's bodies.
描绘女性躯体形象的艺术品。
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- （一般作be imaged）make a visual representation of (something) by scanning it with a detector or electromagnetic beam（以探测器或电磁束）扫描出…的直观图：
as noun imaging medical imaging.医学造影。
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- form a mental picture or idea of幻想, 想像：
it is possible for us to image a society in which no one committed crime.
我们有可能幻想出一个无人犯罪的社会。
派生词
imageless
adjective词源
Middle English: from Old French, from Latin imago; related to IMITATE.