image _noun

1-) the way a person, organization etc seems to the public

ADJECTIVES

good, positive
・It is important to present a positive image of yourself at the interview.

bad, negative, poor
・It’s difficult to explain why the industry has such a bad image.

glamorous
・These parties were part of Hollywood’s glamorous image.

wholesome, clean-cut 
・The recent scandal has damaged his clean-cut image.

macho
・He was keen to project a macho image in this film.

upmarket, upscale
・The company is trying to promote an upmarket image.

downmarket, downscale 
・The store has struggled to break away from its downmarket image.

public
・Her public image does not reflect the way she behaves in private.

corporate
・The bank wanted to improve its corporate image.

VERBS

have
・In those days cigarettes had a rather glamorous image.

give
・You need to choose clothes that give the right image.

create
・The company is trying to create an image of quality and reliability.

present, project, promote 
・He presented an image of himself as an energetic young leader.

cultivate
・He was trying to cultivate an image of himself as an intellectual.

improve, enhance 
・The casino industry was keen to improve its image.

damage
・Has this scandal damaged the company’s image?

tarnish
・His behaviour has tarnished the image of the sport.

clean up
・The pop star promised to clean up his image after he was released from prison.

live up to 
・He has certainly lived up to his wild rock-star image.

lose, shed 
・The party struggled to lose its image of being somewhat old-fashioned.

NOUNS

problem
・Politicians have an image problem as far as many young people are concerned.

PHRASES

the traditional image of sth
・They want to improve the traditional image of English food.

the popular image of sb/sth
・The popular image of him as a quiet shy man is not entirely accurate.

2-) a picture that you see or that you have in your mind

ADJECTIVES

visual
・Sounds and visual images are stored on the disk.

mental
・She had a sudden mental image of herself walking out onto the stage.

photographic, television
・His paintings are so detailed they look like photographic images.

powerful
・The man’s face as he is shot is a powerful image.

clear
・I have a very clear image of how Miami looked that day.

vivid
・A series of vivid images came into her mind.

disturbing, horrifying, horrific
・We were warned that the show has some disturbing images in it.

VERBS

have
・She had an image of the bunch of flowers lying on the path.

conjure up 
・The word ‘breakfast’ conjures up the image of a steaming cup of coffee.