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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymir·ror I \ˈmir-ər, mi-rər\ noun ETYMOLOGY Middle English mirour, from Anglo-French mirur, from mirer to look at, from Latin mirari to wonder at DATE 13th century1. a polished or smooth surface (as of glass) that forms images by reflection2. a. something that gives a true representation b. an exemplary model• mir·rored \-(r)ə(r)d\ adjective• mir·ror·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective II transitive verb DATE 15931. to reflect in or as if in a mirror2. resembleEnglish Etymologymirror early 13c., from O.Frhttp://O.Fr. mireor "a reflecting glass," earlier miradoir(11c.), from mirer "look at," from V.L. *mirare, from L. mirari "to wonder at, admire" (see miracle). Fig. usage is attested from c.1300. The verb meaning "to reflect" is first attested 1820 in Keats's "Lamia." Related: Mirrored; mirroring. Used in divination since classical and biblical times; mirrors in modern England are the subject of at least 14 known superstitions, according to folklorists. Belief that breaking one brings bad luck is attested from 1777.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ mirrormir·ror / 5mirE(r) / noun1. [C] 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 ~ of sth [sing.] 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[VN] 1. 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. 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。 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishmirror noun ADJ. bathroom, hand, shaving, wardrobe | full-length | gilt-framed, ornate | two-way He watched them through a two-way mirror. | driving, rear, rear-view, wing Always check your mirror before pulling out to overtake. VERB + MIRROR glance in, look in/into | admire yourself in, examine yourself in, look at yourself/your face in He was busy admiring himself in the wardrobe mirror. | sit at, stand in front of | check | catch sight of sb/sth in, see sb/sth in | fix, hang We hung a mirror over the fireplace. | break, crack MIRROR + VERB reflect sth MIRROR + NOUN image Art can be seen as a mirror image of society. PREP. in a/the ~ She stared at her face in the mirror. Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedmir·rorI. \ˈmirə(r)\ noun(-s)Etymology: Middle English mirour, from Old French mireor, mireour, from mirer to look at, from Latin mirari to wonder at — more at smile1. a. (1) : a polished or smooth substance that forms images by the reflection of light < the burnished mirror of his shield > < the mountain reflected in the mirror of the lake > (2) : looking glass < picked up the mirror on her dressing table > b. (1) : something that resembles or acts as a mirror : something which gives a true representation or in which a true image may be visualized < art is a mirror whose facets reflect all kinds of current trends — Alan McCulloch > < each life is the mirror of many others — Malcolm Cowley > < the press as a mirror of public opinion — C.G.Bowers > (2) : something especially exemplary that may serve as a model < no modern building could act as a better mirror of functional needs … than this seventeenth-century Spanish mission — Liturgical Arts >2. : the speculum of a bird's wingSynonyms: see model•- with mirrorsII. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)1. : to reflect or behold as in a mirror < its clear waters mirroring the dense swamp foliage — American Guide Series: Florida > < the students' moods mirrored the weather — Better Homes & Gardens >2. : to serve as a model for : represent < a single city that mirrors so clearly the development and character of the Scottish community — R.E.Dickinson > < the President mirrors the nation — Max Ascoli >

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