image/ˋImIdʒ; ˈImIdʒ/n [C]1 the way that people consider someone or something to be〔人或物的〕形象: The party is trying to improve its image . 该党正努力提升其形象。It's important to project the right image . 树立良好的形象很重要。+of the public image of the police 警察的公众形象2 a picture that you have in your mind〔心目中的〕印象﹐形象: She had a clear image of how he would look. 她心里很清楚他会是什么模样。3 a picture that you see through a camera, on a television or computer screen, in a mirror etc〔相机或镜子中的〕映像﹔〔电视或电脑屏幕上的〕图像﹐影像4 a picture of a person or thing that is drawn, painted etc on a surface〔人或物的〕画像5 be the (very/living/spitting) image of sb to look exactly like someone else 酷似某人SELF-IMAGE