新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

reflection

英  [rɪˈflekʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词
  • reflections

    1[C 可数名词] 影像 , 映像

    A reflection is an image that you can see in a mirror or in glass or water.

    双语例句

    例:

    Meg stared at her reflection in the bedroom mirror.

    梅格端详着自己映在卧室镜子中的影像。

    2[U 不可数名词] 反射

    Reflection is the process by which light and heat are sent back from a surface and do not pass through it.

    双语例句

    例:

    the reflection of a beam of light off a mirror.

    一束光线在镜面上的反射。

    3[C 可数名词] 反映

    If you say that something is a reflection of a particular person's attitude or of a situation, you mean that it is caused by that attitude or situation and therefore reveals something about it.

    近义词

    indication

    双语例句

    例:

    Inhibition in adulthood seems to be a reflection of a person's experiences as a child.

    成年期的压抑似乎是一个人童年经历的一种反映。

    4[SING 单数型名词] 坏的影响

    If something is a reflection or a sad reflection on a person or thing, it gives a bad impression of them.

    双语例句

    例:

    Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene.

    染上头虱并不说明是个人卫生不好。

    5[U 不可数名词] 认真思考

    Reflection is careful thought about a particular subject. Your reflections are your thoughts about a particular subject.

    双语例句

    例:

    After days of reflection she decided to write back.

    经过几天的认真思考,她决定回信。

    PHRASE. 习语
  • on reflection

    1经过认真思考

    If someone admits or accepts something on reflection, they admit or accept it after having thought carefully about it.

    双语例句

    例:

    While the news at first shocked me, on reflection it made perfect sense.

    虽然一开始这个消息令我震惊,但经过认真思考,觉得它也很有道理。

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