mirror
noun uk/ˈmɪr.ər/ us/ˈmɪr.ɚ/
(GLASS)
A2 [ C ]镜，镜子
a piece of glass with a shiny, metal-covered back that reflects light, producing an image of whatever is in front of it
the bathroom mirror 浴室镜子
She was looking at her reflection in the mirror. 她正看着自己在镜子中的模样。
- More examples
- The image you see in the mirror seems to be reversed.
- A large mirror in a room can create the illusion of space.
- Full-length mirrors lined each wall of the bathroom.
- There's a mirror above the washbasin.
- She had a quick look in the rear mirror before she pulled out from the kerb.
(REPRESENT)
be a mirror of something 是…的写照；是…的真实反映
to represent or show something honestly
The movie is a mirror of daily life in wartime Britain. 这部电影真实地反映了战时英国的日常生活。
They see fashion as a mirror of society.
He wants his art to be uplifting, not a mirror of the suffering he has endured.
The series of children's books became a mirror of postwar culture.
Horror stories have always been a mirror of human nature.
mirror
verb [ T ] uk/ˈmɪr.ər/ us/ˈmɪr.ɚ/
反映
to represent something honestly
Our newspaper aims to mirror the opinions of ordinary people. 我们的报纸旨在反映普通民众的意见。
与…很相似
to be very similar to something
Her on-screen romances seem to mirror her experiences in her private life. 她在银幕上的浪漫故事似乎与她的私人经历很相似。