mirror

英 [ˈmɪrə(r)]

美 [ˈmɪrər]

n.  镜子; 写照; 反映某种情况的事物
v.  反映; 映照; 反射

复数：mirrors　过去分词：mirrored　过去式：mirrored　第三人称单数：mirrors　现在分词：mirroring　

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.3 / BNC.2086 / COCA.1853

牛津词典

noun

• 镜子
  a piece of special flat glass that reflects images, so that you can see yourself when you look in it
  1. He looked at himself in the mirror .
     他照了照镜子。
  2. a rear-view mirror (= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind)
     （车内的）后视镜
  3. a wing mirror (= on the side of a car)
     装在车外侧面的后视镜
  4. a side-view mirror
     侧视镜
• 写照；反映某种情况的事物
  something that shows what sth else is like
  1. The face is the mirror of the soul.
     脸是反映灵魂的镜子。

verb

• 反映
  to have features that are similar to sth else and which show what it is like
  1. 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。
• 映照；反射
  to show the image of sb/sth on the surface of water, glass, etc.
  1. She saw herself mirrored in the window.
     她看到自己在窗玻璃上照出的影像。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 镜子
  Amirroris a flat piece of glass which reflects light, so that when you look at it you can see yourself reflected in it.
  1. He absent-mindedly looked at himself in the mirror...
     他心不在焉地看着镜中的自己。
  2. 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。
• VERB 反映;再现;与…相似
  If somethingmirrorssomething else, it has similar features to it, and therefore seems like a copy or representation of it.
  1. 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。
  2. His own shock was mirrored on her face.
     他和她面面相觑。
• VERB (水)照出，映出
  If you see something reflected in water, you can say that the watermirrorsit.
  1. ...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
  2. 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。

英英释义

noun

• polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
• a faithful depiction or reflection
  1. the best mirror is an old friend

verb

• reflect or resemble
  1. The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center
• reflect as if in a mirror
  1. The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above

双语例句

• A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand
  脸盆架上方用钉子挂着一面镜子。
• Each mirror is made to order and can be designed to almost any shape or size.
  每面镜子都是定制的，几乎可以设计成任何形状和尺寸。
• Meg stared at her reflection in the bedroom mirror.
  梅格注视着卧室中镜子里的自己。
• Like a telescope it has a curved mirror to collect the sunlight.
  和望远镜一样，它有一个曲面镜可以积聚阳光。
• After a while, the sickness gradually passed and she struggled to the mirror.
  过了一会儿，她渐渐不那么恶心了，挣扎着到了镜子前。
• This is almost the mirror image of the situation in Scotland.
  这几乎就是苏格兰局势的翻版。
• I run the water very hot, clouding the mirror.
  我把水开得很热，水汽模糊了镜面。
• I couldn't bear to see my reflection in the mirror
  我不忍看镜子里自己的样子。
• They were spied on via a two-way mirror.
  通过一面单向透明玻璃镜对他们进行暗中监视。
• The mirror dropped and broke with a crash.
  啪嚓一声，镜子掉在地上摔碎了。