1. | [c] 镜子a piece of special flat glass that reflects images, so that you can see yourself when you look in it |
He looked at himself in the mirror . 他照了照镜子。 | |
a rear-view mirror(= in a car, so that the driver can see what is behind) （车内的）后视镜 | |
a wing mirror(= on the side of a car) 装在车外侧面的后视镜 | |
a side-view mirror 侧视镜 |
2. | [sing] a ~ of sth 写照；反映某种情况的事物something that shows what sth else is like |
The face is the mirror of the soul. 脸是反映灵魂的镜子。 |
1. | ~ sth 反映to have features that are similar to sth else and which show what it is like |
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. | ~ sb/sth 映照；反射to show the image of sb/sth on the surface of water, glass, etc. |
She saw herself mirrored in the window. 她看到自己在窗玻璃上照出的影像。 |
