The word 'mirror' primarily refers to a reflective surface, typically glass, that shows an image. It can also be used as a verb meaning to reflect, show, or resemble something else.
[N-COUNT 可数名词]镜子 A mirror is a flat piece of glass which reflects light, so that when you look at it you can see yourself reflected in it.
He absent-mindedly looked at himself in the mirror...
他心不在焉地看着镜中的自己。
He checked his mirror and saw that a dark coloured van was immediately behind him.
他看了一下后视镜,发现一辆深色货车紧随其后。
mirrored
...a mirrored ceiling.
装了镜子的天花板
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[VERB 动词]反映;再现;与…相似 If something mirrors something else, it has similar features to it, and therefore seems like a copy or representation of it.
[V n]
The book inevitably mirrors my own interests and experiences...
这本书不可避免地反映出我个人的喜好与经历。
His own shock was mirrored on her face.
他和她面面相觑。
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[VERB 动词](水)照出,映出 If you see something reflected in water, you can say that the water mirrors it.
[V n]
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[LITERARY 文]
...the sudden glitter where a newly-flooded field mirrors the sky...
刚刚被洪水淹没的田野映照出了天空,那里突然泛起亮光
The ship would lie there mirrored in a perfectly unmoving glossy sea.
船会停靠在那里,映衬在一片波澜不兴的湛蓝海水之中。
Oxford
mir·ror★/ˈmɪrə(r); NAmEˈmɪrər/
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verb
mirrormirrorsmirroredmirroringnoun★1★[countable ]a piece of special flat glass that reflects images, so that you can see yourself when you look in it 镜子◆He looked at himself in the mirror.他照了照镜子。◆a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind)(车内的)后视镜◆( BrE) a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)装在车外侧面的后视镜◆( NAmE) a side-view mirror侧视镜2★a mirrorof sth [singular ]something that shows what sth else is like 写照;反映某种情况的事物◆The face is the mirror of the soul.脸是反映灵魂的镜子。verb1mirrorsth to have features that are similar to sth else and which show what it is like 反映SYN
reflect
◆The music of the time mirrored the feeling of optimism in the country.这个时期的音乐反映出这个国家的乐观精神。2mirrorsb/sth to show the image of sb/sth on the surface of water, glass, etc. 映照;反射SYN
reflect
◆She saw herself mirrored in the window.她看到自己在窗玻璃上照出的影像。mir·ror/ˈmɪrə(r); NAmEˈmɪrər/
1a piece of special glass that you can look at and see yourself inin a mirror She was studying her reflection in the mirror. He spends hours in front of the mirror! When I looked in the mirror I couldn’t believe it. I looked fantastic!2a mirror on the inside or side of a vehicle, which the driver uses to see what is behind: Check your rear-view mirror before you drive away. a wing mirror3a mirror of something something that gives a clear idea of what something else is likeSYN reflection: We believe the polls are an accurate mirror of public opinion.
mirror1 noun
mirror2 verb
mirrormirror2 ●○○ verb [transitive]
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if one thing mirrors another, it is very similar to it and may seem to copy or represent itSYN reflect: Henry’s sad smile mirrored that of his son. The economic recovery in Britain was mirrored in the US.
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mirror
[ˈmɪrə(r)]mirrored, mirroring, mirrors
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mirrored[524] mirrors[4491]
镜子(80%),反映(11%),反射(9%)
n.镜子;真实的写照;榜样
vt.反射;反映
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