mirror

1. N-COUNT A mirror is a flat piece of glass which reflects light, so that when you look at it you can see yourself reflected in it. 鏡子

He went into the bathroom absent-mindedly and looked at himself in the mirror. 他心不在焉地走進了浴室，照著鏡子看了看自己。

2. V-T If something mirrors something else, it has similar features to it, and therefore seems like a copy or representation of it. 反映

Despite the fact that I have tried to be objective, the book inevitably mirrors my own interests and experiences. 盡琯我曾努力做到客觀，但這本書還是不可避免地反映出了我自己的興趣和經歷。

3. V-T If you see something reflected in water, you can say that the water mirrors it. (水) 映出[文學性]

...the sudden glitter where a newly flooded field mirrors the sky. …那突然的閃光，使新近被水淹沒的田地映出了天空。