(1)(以木、石等制成的)塑(雕)像;肖像(copy of the shape of a person or thing made of stone，wood or some other material;a statue;a portrait)[C]：an～of a person/an animal 人的雕像/动物的塑像;a gigantic～of Buddha 巨大的佛像;The coin bore an～of the emperor. 这硬币上有皇帝的像。 set up an～of Apollo竖立一座阿波罗的雕像;

(2)偶像(idol)[C]：worship～s 崇拜偶像;

(3)(心中的)影(图)像(mental picture)[U]：form/have the～of... 构成/有……影像;think in terms of～s 用形象思维;I can shut my eyes and see～s of things and persons.我可以闭上眼睛看到事物和人们的影像。 Her～rose before him. 她的影像在他眼前浮现。haunting～s and thoughts 萦绕在心头的意象和思想;

(4)给公众留下的印(形)象(general impression that a person，company，etc gives to the public;reputation)[C]：change/improve/harm one's～改变/改善/损害自己在公众中的形象;project a favourable～表现出良好的形象;have a very good/bad～有很好/坏的印象;

(5)映(影)像(reflection or picture as seen in a mirror or a lens of a camera)[C]：see one's～in the mirror 在镜子里看到自己的映像;produce～s in the camera 在照相机里形成影像;The～of the trees in the lake made a lively picture. 树木在湖水中的倒影构成了一副美丽的图画。

(6)比喻(figure of speech)[C]：Poetry often contains～s. 诗中常含有比喻。The writer used the～of corn silk to describe the girl's hair. 作家把那女孩的头发比作玉米须。

be the (very/living/spitting)image of sb/sth (infml) 酷似：The vase is the very～of the one I wanted to buy in Boston. 这个花瓶极像我要在波士顿买的那个。The girl is the living～of her mother. 这个女孩酷似她的母亲。John is the spitting～of his grandfather. 约翰长得酷似他的祖父。

→′imagery n 雕(塑)像(总称);比喻