mir·ror

noun

/ˈmɪrə(r)/

/ˈmɪrər/

Idioms

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[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.打转向灯之前，记得看后视镜。
- the bathroom mirror浴室镜
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.她看了一眼镜子里的自己。
Topics Houses and homesa2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- 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
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.狄更斯的小说是他那个时代的一面镜子。
(also mirror site)
(computing) a website that is a copy of another website but that has a different address on the internet镜像站点

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

the fact of hiding the truth with information that is not important or relevant 迷雾幻镜；障眼法
- There's a lot of smoke and mirrors in the financing of this film.这部电影的融资方面有许多云里雾里的东西。

mir·ror

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/

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，他们在身体和面孔上彼此镜像。
- 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.对其他欧洲城市的调查也反映了这些发现。
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.这个情节密切地反映了我两个朋友的爱情生活。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adverb
- closely
- exactly
- faithfully
- …
verb + mirror
- seem to
phrases
- be mirrored by something
- be mirrored in something
- be mirrored in somebody’s face
- …
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.峡湾两旁的房屋倒映在平静的水面上。

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’.