Mirror
['mɪrə] or ['mɪrɚ]
解釋/意思:
(noun.) polished surface that forms images by reflecting light.
(noun.) a faithful depiction or reflection; 'the best mirror is an old friend'.
(verb.) reflect or resemble; 'The plane crash in Milan mirrored the attack in the World Trade Center'.
(verb.) reflect as if in a mirror; 'The smallest pond at night mirrors the firmament above'.
艾德琳校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(n.) A looking-glass or a speculum; any glass or polished substance that forms images by the reflection of rays of light.
(n.) That which gives a true representation, or in which a true image may be seen; hence, a pattern; an exemplar.
(n.) See Speculum.
(v. t.) To reflect, as in a mirror.
艾达整理
同義詞及近義詞:
n. [1]. Reflector, looking-glass.[2]. Speculum.[3]. Pattern, model, exemplar, example, prototype, archetype, protoplast, paragon.
v. a. Reflect.
手打:凯西
解釋/意思:
n. a looking-glass: a reflecting surface usually made of glass lined at the back with a brilliant metal: a pattern.—v.t. to reflect as in a mirror:—pr.p. mirr′oring; pa.p. mirr′ored.—n. Mag′ic-mirr′or a mirror in which by means of divination a person sees scenes in his future life: a Japanese convex mirror engraved on the back by which bright light reflected from the polished surface on to a screen gives bright-lined images corresponding to the figures on the back.
校對:罗伯特
娱乐性解釋/意思:
To dream of seeing yourself in a mirror, denotes that you will meet many discouraging issues, and sickness will cause you distress and loss in fortune. To see a broken mirror, foretells the sudden or violent death of some one related to you. To see others in a mirror, denotes that others will act unfairly towards you to promote their own interests. To see animals in a mirror, denotes disappointment and loss in fortune. For a young woman to break a mirror, foretells unfortunate friendships and an unhappy marriage. To see her lover in a mirror looking pale and careworn, denotes death or a broken engagement. If he seems happy, a slight estrangement will arise, but it will be of short duration. See Glass.
整理:劳埃德
例句/造句/用法:
- There was a bed and a big wardrobe with a mirror. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Then, her understanding was beyond every suspicion, quick and clear; and her manners were the mirror of her own modest and elegant mind. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- It is rough compared with a polished mirror. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Everything was gone, down to the little mirror with the oyster-shell frame. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- She was before the mirror again, adjusting her hair with a light hand, drawing down her veil, and giving a dexterous touch to her furs. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- It can be shown by experiment that the distance of the image behind the mirror is equal to the distance of the object in front of the mirror. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- Mrs. Bry's admiration was a mirror in which Lily's self-complacency recovered its lost outline. 伊蒂絲·華頓. 快樂之家.
- They went into the great blank rooms, the walls of which bore the marks where the pictures and mirrors had hung. 威廉·梅克比斯·薩克雷. 名利場.
- These mirrors are hinged at O O, and when swung outward rest by their external edges against the bar P, and then occupy the position shown by the dotted lines G′ G′. 威廉K.大衛. 智者、化學家和偉大醫生的秘密.
- What are those little mirrors set in wood for? 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- No, only the trade of cutting gems and shaping mirrors. 魯伯特·薩金特·荷蘭. 歷史性發明.
- Thus we came to Richard, poring over a table covered with dusty bundles of papers which seemed to me like dusty mirrors reflecting his own mind. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- The tongs made a pleasant clicking sound and I could see Catherine in three mirrors and it was pleasant and warm in the booth. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Upright pieces of wood, _d h_, _e f_, at each end, are furnished with slides or clips to hold the drawings, which are reflected from the inclined mirrors, and seen in them by each eye separately. 弗雷德里克·科利爾·貝克維爾. 偉大的事實.
- Even that one touch of colour visible in the red satin pincushion bore affinity to coral; even that dark, shining glass might have mirrored a mermaid. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- Unless ideas mirrored external nature they were regarded as beneath the notice of the scientific mind. 沃爾特·李普曼. 政治序論.
錄入:费尔普斯