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mirror

noun
 
🔊/ˈmɪrə(r)/
🔊/ˈmɪrər/
Idioms
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  1.  
    [countable] a piece of special flat glass that reflects images, so that you can see yourself when you look in it镜子
    • in the mirror He looked at himself in the mirror.他照了照镜子。🔊🔊
    • Remember to look in the mirror (= in a car, when driving) before signalling.记住在发信号之前先照镜子。
    • the bathroom mirror浴室镜子
    see also rear-view mirror, two-way mirror, wing mirror
    Extra Examples
    • He was busy admiring himself in the mirror.他忙着在镜前自我欣赏。
    • She stared at her face in the mirror.她盯着镜子里自己的脸。
    • We hung a mirror over the fireplace.我们在壁炉上方挂了面镜子。
    • a large mirror hanging on the wall behind him他背后墙上挂着的一面大镜子
    • She glanced at her reflection in the mirror.她瞥了一眼镜子里的倒影。
    Topics Houses and homesa2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • bathroom
    • bedroom
    • compact
    • …
    verb + mirror
    • use
    • glance in
    • look in
    • …
    mirror + verb
    • reflect something
    • reveal something
    • show something
    • …
    mirror + noun
    • image
    • reflection
    preposition
    • in a/​the mirror
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  2. a mirror of something [singular] something that shows what something else is like写照；反映某种情况的事物
    • The face is the mirror of the soul.相由心生。🔊🔊
    • Dickens' novels are a mirror of his times.狄更斯的小说是他时代的一面镜子。
  3. (also mirror site)
     (computing计算机) a website that is a copy of another website but that has a different address on the internet 镜像站点；复制网络站点
    4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French mirour, based on Latin mirare ‘look at’. Early senses also included ‘a crystal used in magic’ and ‘a person deserving imitation’.
Idioms
smoke and mirrors
  1. the fact of hiding the truth with information that is not important or relevant
    • There's a lot of smoke and mirrors in the financing of this film.这部电影的资金来源很多。

mirror

verb
🔊/ˈmɪrə(r)/
🔊/ˈmɪrər/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they mirror
🔊/ˈmɪrə(r)/
🔊/ˈmɪrər/
he / she / it mirrors
🔊/ˈmɪrəz/
🔊/ˈmɪrərz/
past simple mirrored
🔊/ˈmɪrəd/
🔊/ˈmɪrərd/
past participle mirrored
🔊/ˈmɪrəd/
🔊/ˈmɪrərd/
-ing form mirroring
🔊/ˈmɪrərɪŋ/
🔊/ˈmɪrərɪŋ/
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  1. mirror somebody/something to have features that are similar to somebody/something else and that show what it is like 反映synonym reflect
    • As brothers, they mirror one another in body and face. 作为兄弟，他们的身体和面部相互映照。
    • 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。🔊🔊
    • Those findings are mirrored by surveys in other European cities.这些发现被其他欧洲城市的调查所反映。
    Extra Examples
    • The jump in business confidence has been mirrored by the increase in employment.就业人数的增加反映出商业信心的大大增强。
    • The shock was mirrored on her face.她面露震惊之色。
    • The trends here closely mirror those in America.这儿的潮流紧跟美国。
    • The plot closely mirrors the love lives of two of my friends.剧情反映了我两个朋友的爱情生活。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb
    • closely
    • exactly
    • faithfully
    • …
    verb + mirror
    • seem to
    phrases
    • be mirrored by something
    • be mirrored in something
    • be mirrored in somebody’s face
    • …
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  2. mirror somebody/something to show the image of somebody/something on the surface of water, glass, etc.映照；反射 synonym reflect
    • She saw herself mirrored in the window.她看到自己在窗玻璃上照出的影像。🔊🔊
    • The houses lining the fjord were mirrored in its calm surface.峡湾两旁的房屋映照在平静的表面上。
    3. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French mirour, based on Latin mirare ‘look at’. Early senses also included ‘a crystal used in magic’ and ‘a person deserving imitation’.