<p>形象 is strictly a noun for 'image'</p>
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<p><em>in this definition “丑陋：难看。多形象人或事物的相貌、样子。”</em></p>
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<p>Obviously, 形象 is a typo of 形容 (describe) here</p>
<p>The correct sentence is :</p>
<p>丑陋：难看。多<strong>形容</strong>人或事物的相貌、样子</p>
<p>丑陋：ugly. Mostly <strong>describes</strong> the appearance and looks of people or things</p>

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Tang Ho
<p>形象：n. Image(n)
Adj. vivid; e.g. 这个描述很形象。</p>
<p>The quote you gave is actually not very modernly correct. It’d be more acceptable to say “ 多形容人或事物的相貌”。</p>
<p>It might have been used as a verb in the past, but not nowadays.</p>

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J.Q. Tian
<p>No. 形象 is a noun, it is the external image/impression of a person seeing by others regarding the way he/she talks and acts, also the advocates and causes he/she stands for or promoting on.</p>
<ul>
<li><p>他作人行事中規中矩, 給人一個良好的形象.</p>
</li>
<li><p>他給人的形象是正直誠實.</p>
</li>
<li><p>他的主張給他製造了良好的形象.</p>
</li>
<li><p>在工作上, 他的形象很差.</p>
</li>
</ul>
<p>Similarly, 丑陋 is a noun. However, 丑化 is a  verb, as in 丑化一個人的形象.</p>

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r13
<p>In this definition “丑陋：难看。多形象人或事物的相貌、样子。”, 形象 seems to me functioning like a verb, but I can't find such a usage in MDBG, Wenlin, dict.baidu.com.</p>
<p>Do I get it wrong or does it indeed function like a verb?</p>

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Can 形象 be used as a verb?
# Can 形象 be used as a verb?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2021-07-12)

In this definition “丑陋：难看。多形象人或事物的相貌、样子。”, 形象 seems to me functioning like a verb, but I can't find such a usage in MDBG, Wenlin, dict.baidu.com.

Do I get it wrong or does it indeed function like a verb?

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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2021-07-12. Score: 2

形象 is strictly a noun for 'image'

> *in this definition “丑陋：难看。多形象人或事物的相貌、样子。”*

Obviously, 形象 is a typo of 形容 (describe) here

The correct sentence is :

丑陋：难看。多**形容**人或事物的相貌、样子

丑陋：ugly. Mostly **describes** the appearance and looks of people or things


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### Answer by username_2 on 2021-07-14. Score: 0

形象：n. Image(n)
Adj. vivid; e.g. 这个描述很形象。

The quote you gave is actually not very modernly correct. It’d be more acceptable to say “ 多形容人或事物的相貌”。

It might have been used as a verb in the past, but not nowadays.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2021-07-12. Score: 0

No. 形象 is a noun, it is the external image/impression of a person seeing by others regarding the way he/she talks and acts, also the advocates and causes he/she stands for or promoting on.

* 他作人行事中規中矩, 給人一個良好的形象.
* 他給人的形象是正直誠實.
* 他的主張給他製造了良好的形象.
* 在工作上, 他的形象很差.

Similarly, 丑陋 is a noun. However, 丑化 is a verb, as in 丑化一個人的形象.


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