imagery
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++im·ag·e·ry /ˈɪmɪdʒəri/ ●○○ AWL noun [uncountable] ALthe use of words or pictures to describe ideas or actions in poems, books, films etc 〔诗、书、电影等中的〕意象，形象化描述；比喻imagery of the imagery of love 爱情意象 Their dreams commonly involved complex stories with visual imagery. 他们的梦里常常有很多复杂的情节，充满了生动的画面。► see thesaurus at language
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imagery• This extract is reproduced courtesy of Routledge and is take from Chapter 8, Towards a disability imagery currency.• The black stage provides dramatic imagery and acting charisma for both our theaters and our films.• It dutifully underscores the mosaic imagery of flat, two-dimensional space and silhouetted figures.• religious imagery• However, we now understand that the imagery of the cutting edge is so much stronger and powerful than we believed.• The imagery is being used in the preparation of a hydrogeological map of the region.• Invitations to meditate, his vast colour-soaked canvases are memorable for the sensations evoked in the viewer rather than for their imagery.• The first is that it consists in visual imagery.• Visual imagery bridges barriers across differences of language and customs.visual imagery• The album is filled with folky, pop-inflected tunes, characterized by visual imagery, hope and passion.• Soon, Louisa was using her strong capacity for visual imagery to compensate for her difficulty in remembering words and sentences.• If Jarman comes dangerously close in the last to propagating the politics of ennui, his visual imagery is anything but predictable.• The first is that it consists in visual imagery.• Others who joined in sponsoring the law said it could help curb pinups and other visual imagery that demeans women.• Empirical work will be carried out to develop and standardise a new research technique using visual imagery to probe beliefs about pain.im·ag·e·ry nounChineseSyllable
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imagery
im‧ag‧e‧ry AC /ˈɪmɪdʒəri/
noun [uncountable]
the use of words or pictures to describe ideas or actions in poems, books, films etc
imagery of
the imagery of love
Their dreams commonly involved complex stories with visual imagery.
■ techniques used in language
▪metaphor a way of describing something by referring to it as something different and suggesting that it has similar qualities to that thing: The beehive is a metaphor for human society.
▪simile an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words as or like, for example ‘as white as snow’: The poet uses the simile ‘soft like clay’.
▪irony the use of words that are the opposite of what you really mean, often in order to be amusing: ‘I’m so happy to hear that,’ he said, with more than a trace of irony in his voice.
▪bathos a sudden change from a subject that is beautiful, moral, or serious to something that is ordinary, silly, or not important: The play is too sentimental and full of bathos.
▪hyperbole a way of describing something by saying that it is much bigger, smaller, worse etc than it actually is – used especially to excite people’s feelings: In his speeches, he used a lot of hyperbole. | journalistic hyperbole
▪alliteration the use of several words together that all begin with the same sound, in order to make a special effect, especially in poetry: the alliteration of the ‘s’ sound in ‘sweet birds sang softly’
▪imagery the use of words to describe ideas or actions in a way that makes the reader connect the ideas with pictures in their mind: the use of water imagery in Fitzgerald’s novel ‘The Great Gatsby’ | She uses the imagery of a bird’s song to represent eternal hope.
▪rhetorical question a question that you ask as a way of making a statement, without expecting an answer: When he said ‘how can these attitudes still exist in a civilized society?’, he was asking a rhetorical question.
im‧ag‧e‧ry AC /ˈɪmɪdʒəri/
noun [uncountable]the use of words or pictures to describe ideas or actions in poems, books, films etc
imagery of
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Being a writer 当作家
write/publish literature/poetry/fiction/a book/a story/a poem/a novel/a review/an autobiography写／发表文学作品／诗集／小说／书／故事／诗歌／长篇小说／评论／自传 become a writer/novelist/playwright成为作家／小说家／剧作家 find/have a publisher/an agent找到／有出版商／代理人 have a new book out出版一部新书 edit/revise/proofread a book/text/manuscript编辑／修订／校对书／文章／原稿 dedicate a book/poem to…把一本书／一首诗献给…
Plot, character and atmosphere 情节、人物和氛围
construct/create/weave/weave sth into a complex narrative构思／创作／编写／把某事编成一部复杂的叙事小说 advance/drive the plot推进故事情节的发展 introduce/present the protagonist/a character介绍主人公／一个人物 describe/depict/portray a character (as…)/(sb as) a hero/villain描述人物／英雄／坏蛋；把一个人物描绘成…；把某人描绘成英雄／坏蛋 create an exciting/a tense atmosphere营造一种令人兴奋／紧张的气氛 build/heighten the suspense/tension制造／增加悬念／紧张气氛 evoke/capture the pathos of the situation唤起对这种状况的同情 convey emotion/an idea/an impression/a sense of…传达…情感／思想；给人…印象／感觉 engage the reader吸引读者 seize/capture/grip the (reader's) imagination抓住（读者的）想象力 arouse/elicit emotion/sympathy (in the reader)唤起（读者的）情感／同情 lack imagination/emotion/structure/rhythm缺乏想象力／情感／精心组织／节奏感
Language, style and imagery 语言、风格和形象语言
use/employ language/imagery/humour/( humor/an image/a symbol/a metaphor/a deviceespecially
使用语言／形象语言／幽默／意象／象征／暗喻／手段 use/adopt/develop a style/technique使用／采用／形成一种风格／技巧 be rich in/be full of symbolism富含象征意义 evoke images of…/a sense of…/a feeling of…唤起…的形象／感觉 create/achieve an effect创造／取得效果 maintain/lighten the tone维持／缓和基调 introduce/develop an idea/a theme引入／发展一种思想／一个主题 inspire a novel/a poet/sb's work/sb's imagination促成小说的创作；给诗人以灵感；促成某人作品的诞生；激发某人的想象力
Reading and criticism 阅读与评论
read an author/sb's work/fiction/poetry/a text/a poem/a novel/a chapter/a passage读一个作家的作品／某人的著作／小说／诗集／一篇文章／一首诗／一部小说／一个章节／一段文章 review a book/a novel/sb's work评论一本书／一部小说／某人的作品 give sth/get/have/receive a good/bad review给予／得到好评／恶评 be hailed (as)/be recognized as a masterpiece被誉为一部杰作 quote a phrase/line/stanza/passage/author引用一个短语／一行诗／一节诗／一段文章／作者的话 provoke/spark discussion/criticism引发讨论／评论 study/interpret/understand a text/passage研读／解读／理解一篇文章／一段文章 translate sb's work/a text/a passage/a novel/a poem翻译某人的作品／一篇文章／一段文章／一部小说／一首诗