1N-COUNT 名声;名望;声誉 To have a reputation for something means to be known or remembered for it. 名声;名望;声誉
Alice Munro has a reputation for being a very depressing writer. [+ for]
艾丽斯·芒罗以文风沉郁闻名。
...Barcelona's reputation as a design-conscious, artistic city.
巴塞罗那作为一个具有设计意识的艺术城市的声誉
2N-COUNT 好名誉;名望 Something's or someone's reputation is the opinion that people have about how good they are. If they have a good reputation, people think they are good. 好名誉;名望
3PHRASE 听说;耳闻 If you know someone by reputation, you have never met them but you have heard of their reputation. 听说;耳闻
She was by reputation a good organiser.
听说她的组织能力很强。
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acquire a reputation, build a reputation, damage someone's reputation, earn a reputation, establish a reputation, gain a reputation, have a reputation, ruin someone's reputation, tarnish someone's reputation12
ADJECTIVE | VERB + REPUTATION | REPUTATION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤considerable, enviable, excellent, fine, good, great, high, impeccable相當大的/令人羨慕的/極好的/良好的/不錯的/極高的/顯赫的/無可挑剔的聲譽◇She has built up an enviable reputation as a writer.她已經成為一名頗有名望的作家。➤legendary, outstanding, stellar, sterling, unrivalled/unrivaled (especially BrE) 名揚四海;聲名顯赫;聲譽卓著;久負盛名;家喻戶曉◇the player's legendary reputation for accuracy該球員因投球準而名揚四海➤awesome, fearsome, formidable, strong令人敬畏的聲譽;極有影響力的聲望➤deserved, well-deserved, well-earned應得的名聲;當之無愧的名聲▸➤undeserved不應得的名聲◇his undeserved reputation for stinginess他小氣的不實名聲➤bad, poor, terrible, unenviable, unsavoury/unsavory糟糕的/不好的/可怕的/不值得羨慕的/令人討厭的名聲◇The club has an unenviable reputation for attracting trouble.這個俱樂部因常惹麻煩而名聲不好。◇The town's unsavoury / unsavory reputation was bad for business.這個小鎮聲名狼藉,不利於商業發展。➤dubious, questionable可疑的名聲➤tarnished被敗壞的名聲◇America is struggling to restore its tarnished reputation.美國正在努力恢復受損的名聲。➤infamous, notorious臭名昭著◇He has a notorious reputation of womanizing.他因玩弄女性而臭名遠揚。➤negative, positive (both especially NAmE) 壞名聲;好名聲◇The company has built up a positive reputation.該公司已經樹立了良好的聲譽。➤established, long-standing, solid已確立的/長期的/良好的聲譽▸➤intact (only after reputation僅用於 reputation 之後)絲毫未受損的名譽◇He emerged from the trial with his reputation intact.他經歷了審訊,名望絲毫未受損。➤growing越來越大的名氣▸➤international, national, worldwide國際聲譽;享譽全國;世界聲譽▸➤personal, public個人的名聲;在公眾中的聲望◇the need to save his political life and personal reputation挽救他的政治生涯和個人聲望的必要性➤corporate, professional企業/專業聲譽◇They may be damaging their corporate reputation.他們可能正在毀掉企業聲譽。➤academic, literary, scholarly, scientific學術聲譽;文學聲譽;科學聲譽◇the school's academic reputation該校的學術聲譽➤historical, posthumous歷史上的/死後獲得的聲譽◇Franklin's historical reputation has fluctuated.富蘭克林在歷史上的名聲起起伏伏。◇Her posthumous reputation has begun to grow.她死後名氣開始漸漲。VERB + REPUTATION➤enjoy, have享有聲譽;有聲望◇He has the reputation of being a hard worker.他頗有工作勤奮的名聲。➤acquire, build, build up, develop, earn, establish, forge, gain, garner, get, make, win獲得聲譽;樹立聲望;贏得聲譽;建立聲譽◇Her international reputation is built on an impressive list of publications.她的國際聲譽是建立在她發表的許多大作的基礎上的。◇She garnered a reputation as an incisive commentator.她被稱為敏銳的評論家,名聲越來越大。➤bolster, enhance, improve提高聲譽◇Her extensive research enhanced her reputation.她從事的多方面研究提高了她的聲譽。➤damage, destroy, hurt, lose, ruin, sully, tarnish損害聲譽;敗壞名聲;失去聲譽;玷污名聲◇It seems that nothing can tarnish his reputation.看來沒有什麼能夠玷污他的名譽。➤defend, maintain, preserve, protect, secure, uphold捍衞/維護/保持/保護/鞏固/維持名聲➤salvage, save挽救聲譽◇He can still salvage his reputation if he acts quickly.他如果迅速行動,還能挽救自己的聲譽。➤restore恢復名譽◇If the profession wishes to restore its reputation, it must get its act together.如果該行業想要恢復聲譽,就必須行事有章法。➤cement, solidify鞏固聲譽◇This cemented his reputation as a civil rights militant.這件事進一步鞏固了他作為一名民權鬥士的名聲。➤deserve, live up to不負盛名◇November is certainly living up to its reputation-we've had nothing but rain all week.11 月真是名不虛傳 - 整個星期都在下雨。➤live down通過行動使人們忘掉⋯的名聲◇She found it hard to live down her reputation as a second-rate actress.她發現很難使人們忘掉她二流演員的名聲。➤risk, stake拿名譽冒險◇He has staked his reputation on the success of the play.他將自己的名聲押在這部戲的成敗上。➤shed擺脫名聲◇The country has definitively shed its reputation for economic mismanagement.該國終於擺脫了經濟管理不善的名聲。REPUTATION + VERB➤grow名氣漸大▸➤suffer聲譽受損◇The company's reputation suffered when it had to recall thousands of products.公司的聲譽因不得不召回數千產品而受損。➤depend on sth, rest on sth聲譽取決於⋯◇My reputation rests on the success of this party!這次聚會的成敗關係到我的名聲!➤be based on sth聲譽基於⋯◇That reputation is based on hard work.那種名聲是努力工作換來的。PREPOSITION➤by reputation聽聞◇He was by reputation difficult to please.聽說他難以取悅。➤reputation among, reputation with在⋯中的名聲◇the publisher's reputation among critics出版商在評論家中的聲譽◇It has given them a good reputation with their customers.這件事讓他們在顧客中贏得了好名聲。➤reputation as作為⋯而聞名◇You've made quite a reputation for yourself as a rebel!你作為叛逆者已經遠近聞名了!➤reputation for以⋯而享有聲譽◇The company has a well-deserved reputation for being reliable.該公司以其誠信可靠而當之無愧地享有聲譽。➤reputation of⋯的聲譽◇our reputation of excellence in journalism我們在新聞業享有的卓越聲譽PHRASES➤a loss of reputation聲譽的喪失▸➤sb's reputation precedes them某人聲名遠揚◇His reputation preceded him (= we had heard about him before we met him).他聲名遠揚。
see also statusreputation ♦︎ image ♦︎ profile ♦︎ name ♦︎ honour ♦︎ stature ♦︎ characterThese are all words for the opinion that people in general have of sb/sth.这些词均表示名声、名誉、形象。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆sb's reputation / image / name / stature as sth◆of considerable reputation / stature◆a bad reputation / image / name◆(an) international reputation / image / profile / stature◆sb's professional reputation / image / honour / stature◆to gain a reputation / an image / a name as / for sth◆to damage sb's reputation / image / character◆to blacken sb's reputation / name / character◆to protect sb's reputation / image / name◆to defend / restore sb's reputation / image / honour■reputation [countable, uncountable] the opinion that people have about what sb/sth is like, based on what has happened in the past and what they have been told名誉;名声◆The restaurant has an excellent reputation.那家餐厅口碑极好。◆He acquired a dubious reputation for dealing in stolen goods.他因买卖赃物名声不太好。◆He had staked his reputation on the success of the play.他用自己的名誉赌这部戏会成功。◆The weather in England is living up to its reputation(= is exactly as expected).英格兰的天气真是名副其实。 see also reputable ⇨ respectable, disreputable ⇨ sordid■image [countable, uncountable] the impression that a person, organization, product, etc. gives to the public(人、组织、产品等给公众的)印象;形象;声誉◆His public image is very different from the real person.他在公众心目中的形象与他真实的本人截然不同。◆The advertisements are intended to improve the company's image.这些广告旨在提升公司形象。◆the stereotyped images of women in children's books儿童读物中女性模式化的形象◆Image is very important in the music world.在音乐界,个人形象很重要。■profile [countable] the general impression that sb/sth gives to the public and the amount of attention they receive印象;形象;外界的关注◆The deal will certainly raise the company's international profile.这笔交易肯定会提升这家公司的国际形象。◆This issue has had a high profile(= a lot of public attention) in recent months.近几个月来,这个议题一直是公众关注的焦点。◆I advised her to keep a low profile(= not to attract attention) for the next few days.我建议她未来几天保持低调。ⓘ Sb/sth's profile is usually considered in terms of height: they can have a high/low profile or you raise/lower the profile of sb/sth. * profile通常按高低来论。可以说high/low profile或raise/lower the profile。■name [countable, usually singular] the fame and reputation of a person, group or organization名誉;名声;名气◆She made her name as a writer of children's books.她靠写儿童读物成名。◆These practices give the industry a bad name.这些做法让该行业背上骂名。◆We must avoid anything that might damage the good name of the firm.我们必须避免做任何可能有损公司良好声誉的事。 see also make a name for yourself ⇨ succeed■honour (BrE) (NAmEhonor) [uncountable] a good reputation, especially for showing high moral standards; respect from other people荣誉,名誉(尤指表现出较高的道德水准);他人的尊敬◆She felt that she had to defend the honour of her profession.她觉得必须捍卫自己行业的荣誉。◆The family honour is at stake.家族声誉岌岌可危。◆She brought honour to her country by winning an Olympic gold medal.她赢得奥运金牌,为祖国带来了荣誉。OPPdishonour ⇨ disgrace2 see also honourable ⇨ respectable, honourable ⇨ worthy■stature ˈstætʃə(r) [uncountable] (ratherformal) the importance and respect that a person or group has because of their ability and achievements(因个人或团体的能力和成就带来的)声望,名望◆The orchestra has grown in stature.这支管弦乐队的声望有所提高。◆The election result enhanced the party's stature.选举结果提高了该党的地位。■character [countable, uncountable] (ratherformal) the opinion that people have of you, especially of whether you can be trusted or relied on(尤指可信度方面的)名誉,声望,名气◆He had been discharged without a stain on his character.他已获释,清誉无损。◆My teacher agreed to be a character witness(= sb who says that a person can be trusted) for me in court.我的老师同意在法庭上做我的品德信誉见证人。