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mirroring

/mir-er/US // ˈmɪr ər //UK // (ˈmɪrə) //

镜像,镜像功能,镜子,镜面化

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a reflecting surface, originally of polished metal but now usually of glass with a silvery, metallic, or amalgam backing.
    • : such a surface set into a frame, attached to a handle, etc., for use in viewing oneself or as an ornament.
    • : any reflecting surface, as the surface of calm water under certain lighting conditions.
    • : Optics. a surface that is either plane, concave, or convex and that reflects rays of light.
    • : something that gives a minutely faithful representation, image, or idea of something else: Gershwin's music was a mirror of its time.
    • : a pattern for imitation; exemplar: a man who was the mirror of fashion.
    • : a glass, crystal, or the like, used by magicians, diviners, etc.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to reflect in or as if in a mirror.
    • : to reflect as a mirror does.
    • : to mimic or imitate accurately.
    • : to be or give a faithful representation, image, or idea of: Her views on politics mirror mine completely.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : Music. capable of being played in retrograde or in inversion, as though read in a mirror placed beside or below the music.

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Examples

  • The best available data suggests that infection rates in schools simply mirror the prevalence of covid-19 in the surrounding community — and that addressing community spread is where our efforts should be focused.

  • Car seats and boosters currently have to pass a test that mirrors the forces in a head-on collision.

  • By the time the novel coronavirus is in the rearview mirror, riders could be encountering a new type of e-scooter, one that picks up safety tools from modern cars.

  • Striving for — and sometimes falling short of — cultural relevance, the museum mirrors the awkward cultural transitions that are taking place on the national stage.

  • In fact, the percentage nearly mirrors the number of Americans — at 42 percent — who said climate change would inform their vote this year, according to Pew.

  • A skull forms through the mirroring of the original image and hovers above the large negative shape.

  • Fabricating the future on screen has always been a way of mirroring present-day anxieties about technology.

  • The Daily Pic: Adad Hannah mirrrors the mirroring that happens in Velazquez.

  • Rousseff, now 62, has lived a wild political life, mirroring the changing fortunes of her country.

  • Below, the lake lay blue as a sapphire mirroring a sapphire sky.

  • Over the dam it lay in a quiet pool, mirroring every bud and twig.

  • He was as smart as usual, his tie a new creation, his hat mirroring the sun.

  • The river was still; the stars came out one by one, and a great planet shone distinct on the mirroring plain.

  • The river flowed on its way, its glassy surface mirroring the numerous trees along its banks.