Image

create a image

Millions have been spent on advertising in an effort to create a nice image for the new perfume from Channel.

tarnished image

Since winning the gold medal at the Olympic Games. His image has been tarnished by accusations of drug use which he hotly denies.

improve image

Many businesses hire public relations consultants to help them improve their image in the market place.

change image

Getting a totally New hair-do is the way most women try to change their image.

shed image

Eastbourne on the south coast of England is trying hard to shed the dull image the public have of it and promote itself as an attractive seaside resort.

projected image

Sometimes it's difficult to find out what pop idols and filmstarts are really like – all you ever see is the image they project on the screen.

stereotyped image

The police in the UK are often accused of having stereotyped image of black people and other ethnic minorities.

new image

I changed my hairstyle and replace my entire wardrobe in order to create a new and younger image.

public image

Like most politicians, the prime minister’s public image is very different from the person underneath.

staid and stuffy image

Museums are trying hard to staid the stuffy image and become more interesting and attractive to young people.

clean image

There is no doubt that the recent events have damaged the clean image that the president has successfully cultivated over the years.

right image

Today all political parties have to project the right image if they are going to attract the female vote.

image was captured

Some horrific images of war were captured by TV crews filming on the battlefield.

image appear

Slowly, a blurred image began to appear on the screen. Man had landed on Mars.

blot out the image

I’ve tried to blot out the image of my mother’s sad face, but it just keeps coming back to me.

produce images

The Hubble telescope produces shaper images of stars than those of any telescope on earth.

conjure up images

For many people, the word ‘tropical’ conjures up images of palm trees and deserted beaches.

image was projected

A giant image of Madonna was projected onto a huge screen above the stage. Her fans went wild.

 

Notes

• In ‘Many businesses hire public relations consultants to help them improve their image in the market place.’, ‘promote’ is also possible.

In ‘Eastbourne on the south coast of England is trying hard to shed the dull image the public have of it and promote itself as an attractive seaside resort.’, ‘shake off’ is possible.

• This expression means ‘identical’:

William is the spitting image of his father.

• Things can be ‘bad for your image’:

Daly’s advisers said it would be bad for his image to be photographed with the protesters.

• Note the expression ‘fit (somebody’s) image of something’:

Wearing jeans and no tie, Mr Jones hardly fits most people’s images of a headmaster!

• Note the expression ‘part of somebody’s image’:

I don’t need glasses – they’re just part of my image.