reflect 英 [rɪˈflekt]   美 [rɪˈflɛkt]

reflect

reflect  英 [rɪˈflekt] 美 [rɪˈflɛkt]

v. 反映;反射,沉思 

进行时:reflecting  过去式:reflected  过去分词:reflected  第三人称单数:reflects 

His face was reflected in the mirror. 他的脸映照在镜子里。
She could see herself reflected in his eyes. 她在他的眼中看到了自己的样子。

  • Something that reflects comes back to you. If you look in a mirror, you will see your reflected image. If you reflect on your past experiences, you look at them once again thoughtfully.
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  • v. 反映;反射,沉思
  • 1. His face was reflected in the mirror.

    他的脸映照在镜子里。

  • 2. She could see herself reflected in his eyes.

    她在他的眼中看到了自己的样子。

  • 3. The windows reflected the bright afternoon sunlight.

    窗户反射着午后明媚的阳光。

  • 4. Before I decide, I need time to reflect.

    在作出决定以前,我需要时间认真考虑考虑。

  • 5. She reflected how different it could have been.

    她琢磨着那件事本可以有多大的不同。

  • 6. ‘It could all have been so different,’ she reflected.

    “那件事本可以如此完全不同的。”她思索着。

  • reflect (v.) late 14c., "turn or bend back;" early 15c., "to divert, to turn aside, deflect," from Old French reflecter (14c.), from Latin reflectere "bend back, turn back" (see reflection). Of mirrors or polished surfaces, to shine back light rays or images, early 15c.; meaning "to turn one's thoughts back on" is c. 1600. Related: Reflected; reflecting.
re·flect / rɪˈflekt ; NAmE rɪˈflekt / verb 1 [transitive ,  usually passive ] reflectsb/sth (in sth) to show the image of sb/sth on the surface of sth such as a mirror, water or glass 反映;映出(影像) His face was reflected in the mirror. 他的脸映照在镜子里。 She could see herself reflected in his eyes. 她在他的眼中看到了自己的样子。 2 [transitive ] reflectsth to throw back light, heat, sound, etc. from a surface 反射(声、光、热等) The windows reflected the bright afternoon sunlight. 窗户反射着午后明媚的阳光。 When the sun's rays hit the earth, a lot of the heat is reflected back into space. 太阳光线照射到地球时,大量的热力被反射回太空。 3 [transitive ] reflectsth to show or be a sign of the nature of sth or of sb's attitude or feeling 显示,表明,表达(事物的自然属性或人们的态度、情感等) Our newspaper aims to reflect the views of the local community. 本报的宗旨是表达当地人民的心声。 4 [intransitive ,  transitive ] to think carefully and deeply about sth 认真思考;沉思 Before I decide, I need time to reflect. 在作出决定以前,我需要时间认真考虑考虑。 reflecton/upon sth She was left to reflect on the implications of her decision. 由她来考虑她这个决定会有什么后果。 reflectthat… On the way home he reflected that the interview had gone well. 回家的路上,他琢磨着这次面试非常顺利。 reflecthow, what, etc… She reflected how different it could have been. 她琢磨着那件事本可以有多大的不同。 + speech ‘It could all have been so different,’ she reflected. “那件事本可以如此完全不同的。”她思索着。 IDIOM reflect well, badly, etc. on sb/sth to make sb/sth appear to be good, bad, etc. to other people 使给人以好的(或坏的等)印象 This incident reflects badly on everyone involved. 这一事件给所有相关人士都造成了恶劣影响。 reflect reflects reflected reflecting re·flect / rɪˈflekt ; NAmE rɪˈflekt /
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