mirror

n.镜子，反光镜；真实的写照；反映，借鉴；榜样

vt.反映；反射

noun

1. 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
2. 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

1. 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。
2. 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。

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

mirror 镜子，反映

来自古法语mirer,观察，沉思，照镜子，来自拉丁语mirari,惊叹，吃惊，词源同smile,miracle.因镜子在古代社会常常带有神秘和迷信色彩，甚至打碎一面镜子都会被认为是不祥之兆。引申词义反映，反射。

1. He was staring into the mirror above him.
   他盯着在他上方的镜子。
2. Light colours provide an effective backdrop for pictures or a mirror.
   浅色是挂放图画或镜子很有效果的衬托。
3. I run the water very hot, clouding the mirror.
   我把水开得很热，水汽模糊了镜面。
4. 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。
5. I looked in the mirror and saw that my face was covered in blood.
   我照了照镜子，看见自己满脸是血。
6. The only wall decorations are candles and a single mirror
   墙上唯一的装饰是几支蜡烛和一面镜子。
7. The mirror was hinged to a surrounding frame
   用铰链把镜子和外框连接在一起。
8. I couldn't bear to see my reflection in the mirror
   我不忍看镜子里自己的样子。
9. He caught sight of his hair in a mirror.
   他从镜子里看见了自己的头发。
10. He absent-mindedly looked at himself in the mirror
    他心不在焉地看着镜中的自己。
11. 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。
12. 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。
13. His own shock was mirrored on her face.
    他和她面面相觑。
14. 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。
15. I saw in him a mirror image of my younger self
    我在他身上看见了年轻时的自己。
16. This is almost the mirror image of the situation in Scotland.
    这几乎就是苏格兰局势的翻版。
17. I looked at myself in the mirror
    我看着镜子里的自己。
18. A mirror hung on a nail above the washstand
    脸盆架上方用钉子挂着一面镜子。
19. He looked at himself in the mirror over the table.
    他对着桌子上方的镜子照了照。
20. His image seemed to be reflected many times in the mirror.
    那面镜子里好像映现出很多个他的影像。
21. Meg stared at her reflection in the bedroom mirror.
    梅格注视着卧室中镜子里的自己。
22. 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。
23. 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。
24. Every time I catch sight of myself in the mirror, I feel so disappointed.
    每次我瞥见镜子里的自己就觉得沮丧。
25. I snatched a glance at the mirror
    我乘机瞥了一眼镜子。
26. She tilted the mirror and began to comb her hair
    她斜过镜子开始梳理头发。
27. 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。
28. A mirror reflects light.
    镜子能反光。
29. The mirror dropped and broke with a crash.
    啪嚓一声，镜子掉在地上摔碎了。
30. She spent hours in front of the mirror, combing through her long hair.
    她在镜子前花费好几个钟头梳理她的长发。