- [countable] a picture, photograph or statue that represents somebody/something
- Most simple leaflets will include text and images.
- We already have more than 22 000 digital images on file.
- The visual image is steadily replacing the written word.
- image of somebody/something Images of deer and hunters decorate the cave walls.
- Consider the images of war that fill the pages of our newspapers.
- a wooden image of the Hindu god Ganesh
- An exhibition of images of St Nicholas is on display in the cathedral.
- in the image of somebody/something In the Bible it states that humans were created in the image of God.
Extra Examples- The display juxtaposed images from serious and popular art.
- a live close-up image of her face
- humorous posters bearing an image of a squatting dog
- powerful and disturbing images of the war
- the painted image of a human being
- traditional images of Christmas
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- spitting
- mirror
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- [countable] a picture of somebody/something seen in a mirror, through a camera, or on a television, computer, phone, etc.
- He stared at his own image reflected in the water.
- Slowly, an image began to appear on the screen.
- Click on the image for a larger version.
- image from something Police will study the images from CCTV cameras.
- image of something The camera captured an image of the suspect and his car.
- The satellite provides high-resolution images of the Earth's surface.
- The image quality is too low.
Extra Examples- After exposure a faint image is visible.
- Each illustration is displayed as a complete screen image.
- She longed to capture the image on film.
- The process uses silver plates rather than film to create an image.
- The devices are capable of enlarging the image.
- The machine can capture a three-dimensional image of a patient's heart.
- They can connect directly to the image files and allow the customer to view them.
- Under each thumbnail image is a link to a larger illustration.
- Visitors can view live radar images and listen in to the control tower.
- You can store these images in a separate computer file.
- heat images that show where most of the activity in the brain is
- the pixel information used to display a digital image
- the use of still and moving video images
- In real life she looks nothing like her screen image.
- satellite images of Hurricane Floyd posted on NASA's website
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- compelling
- dramatic
- graphic
- …
- generate
- produce
- reproduce
- …
- depict something
- reflect something
- represent something
- …
- capture
- processing
- analysis
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- [countable, uncountable] the impression that a person, an organization, a product, etc. gives to the public
- His public image is very different from the real person.
- The advertisements are intended to improve the company's image.
- Image is very important in the music world.
- It was years before the country was able to project an image of stability again.
- The campaign aims to create a new image for the city.
- stereotyped images of women in children’s books
- to have a positive/negative image
- The company changed its name on the advice of an image consultant.
Extra Examples- Perfume companies owe their success to brand image.
- Eastwood maintained an image as a tough guy.
- He's a good player with a clean image.
- She is now seeking to soften her image for voters.
- The company needs to create a new image for itself.
- The group has failed to live up to its macho image.
- The industry is trying to shed its negative image.
- The party needs to clean up its somewhat tarnished image.
- an effort to improve the organization's public image
- The advertisements are intended to improve the company's image.
- Firms of all sizes expend resources to maintain a positive public image.
- Unfortunately, in today's world, image is everything.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- good
- positive
- negative
- …
- create
- convey
- cultivate
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- [countable] a mental picture that you have of what somebody/something is like or looks like
- images of the past
- I had a mental image of what she would look like.
- Dieting always seems to conjure up images of endless cottage cheese salads.
Extra Examples- He didn't fit my image of the boss.
- She started to recall images from her past.
- I like to build up images of the characters and setting before I start to write.
- It leaves indelible images imprinted on your mind.
- Samba always seems to conjure up images of Brazil.
- The history books built up a false image of an unpopular president.
- I always had an image of her standing by that window gazing out.
- He represents the perfect image of a clean-living college boy.
- The word ‘meditate’ conjures images of sitting cross-legged on a pillow, eyes closed.
- The popular image of Keats is as the archetypal frail, sensitive poet.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- powerful
- vivid
- sudden
- …
- have
- bring to mind
- call to mind
- …
- image from
- [countable] a word or phrase used with a different meaning from its normal one, in order to describe something in a way that produces a strong picture in the mind
- Her writings are full of poetic images of the countryside.
WordfinderTopics Literature and writingb2
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French, from Latin imago; related to imitate.
Idioms
See image in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee image in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishbe the image of somebody/something
- to look very like somebody/something else
- He's the image of his father.
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