Word · Frequency #904
image
成像；生成图像
create an image of
- 1.
To represent by an image or symbol; to portray.
用图像或符号代表；描绘。
- 2.
To reflect, mirror.
反射；映照。
- 3.
To create an image of.
创建......的图像。
- 4.
To create a complete backup copy of a file system or other entity.
创建文件系统或其他实体的完整备份副本。
用图像或符号表现；描绘；反射；映照；镜像；制作完整备份；用图像或符号代表；描绘。；反射；映照。
In use
The scanner images each page as you feed it in.
Doctors use ultrasound to image a baby during pregnancy.
The telescope imaged a distant galaxy last night.
Verb forms
base image · third person images · -ing imaging · past imaged · past participle imaged
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
Connections
Collocations
- image a document
- 将文档扫描成图像
- You can image a document with your phone camera in seconds.你可以用手机摄像头在几秒钟内将文档扫描成图像。
- image a disk
- 创建磁盘镜像
- Make sure to image your disk before installing the new operating system.在安装新操作系统之前，务必创建磁盘镜像备份。
- image the brain
- 对大脑成像
- MRI can image the brain without any radiation.核磁共振可以在没有任何辐射的情况下对大脑成像。
- image the earth's surface
- 对地球表面成像
- The satellite is designed to image the earth's surface in detail.这颗卫星旨在详细地对地球表面成像。
Idioms & figurative uses
- the spitting image of
- 和……长得一模一样的人He's the spitting image of his father at the same age.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
image = 成像：给人物画像（描绘）、镜子映照（反射）、电脑镜像备份，都是把样子留成“图”。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：computing/IT、medical imaging、formal/literary 动词 image 多用于技术或正式语境：计算/IT 中常指“创建镜像/备份”，医学中常指“对器官或组织成像”，文学或正式语体中指“描绘、反映”。日常口语中较少用作动词，更常用 picture、portray 等。具体搭配决定义项。
Pronunciation & Spelling
None of these words rhymes with image (/ˈɪmədʒ/). All six share the spelling ending -age, but image has /ədʒ/ in the final syllable, while village, message, damage, courage, manage, and storage have /ɪdʒ/.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 4，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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