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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.

mirror: 镜子;反映;映照

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[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]
  [V-ed]
  [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) ; NAmE ˈmɪrər /
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mirror mirrors mirrored mirroring
noun 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。 verb 1 mirrorsth 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。
2 mirrorsb/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) ; NAmE ˈmɪrər /
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mirror1 noun
mirror2 verb
mirrormir‧ror1 /ˈmɪrə $ -ər/ ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]
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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 like SYN  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 it SYN  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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