mirror
/ˈmɪrə(r)/
n. / v.
标准词条
CET-4
一句话记住
镜子;反映;映照;与……相似
释义与例句
n.
镜子
a piece of glass with a shiny metal back that reflects an image of whatever is in front of it
-
She checked her reflection in the mirror before leaving.
出门前,她照了照镜子,检查自己的仪容。
-
A large mirror above the fireplace makes the room look bigger.
壁炉上方的一面大镜子让房间显得更宽敞。
展开其余 1 条例句
-
Adjust the driving mirror so that you can see the road behind.
调整驾驶后视镜,以便看清后方道路。
v.
反映;映照;与……相似
to show or be very similar to something, or to reflect an image
-
The report mirrors the concerns expressed by local residents.
这份报告反映了当地居民表达的担忧。
-
Her experiences closely mirror those of her older sister.
她的经历与她姐姐的经历非常相似。
展开其余 1 条例句
-
The still water mirrored the snow-covered mountains.
平静的水面映照出白雪覆盖的群山。
词源与构词
记忆钩子
照镜子常说 look in/into the mirror;mirror 作动词可表示“反映”,如 mirror public opinion。
词族与关联词
词族(同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式)
-
mirrored 有镜面的;镜像的形容词,可描述带镜子的表面,也可指左右或顺序反转的图像。
-
mirror image 镜像;极为相似的事物名词短语,可指镜中左右相反的像,也可引申为非常相似但方向相反的事物。
同义词
-
reflect 反射;映照;反映mirror 作动词可指像镜子一样映照,也可强调准确反映或与某事物高度相似;reflect 的使用更广,可指反射光、声音,也可指反映观点或体现结果。reflect on 还表示“认真思考”,mirror 没有这一用法。The survey results reflect a change in public opinion. 调查结果反映了公众意见的变化。
常见搭配
-
look in the mirror 照镜子He looked in the mirror to see whether his tie was straight. 他照了照镜子,看看领带是否系正了。
-
a rear-view mirror (车辆的)后视镜She checked the rear-view mirror before changing lanes. 变道前,她查看了后视镜。
-
a mirror image 镜像The two halves of the design are mirror images of each other. 这个设计的两半互为镜像。