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单词 reflected glory
释义
reflected gloryreˌflected ˈglory noun [uncountable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • He had seen the reflected glory of kings and princes, experienced the artistic genius of the Renaissance.
  • His boss sat on the forty-first floor and was still basking in the reflected glory of his minion.
  • I certainly don't want to bask in any reflected glory.
  • Perhaps, after all, Valerie hadn't resented him, grateful for his reflected glory.
  • The reflected glory is all Hebburn's.
  • The Communists were in control of the unemployed demonstrations, they had the reflected glory of the Bolshevik revolution.
  • Walking with you, I wondered if all that reflected glory might prove dangerous.
Collocations
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 I certainly don’t want to bask in any reflected glory.
respect or admiration that is given to someone, not because of what they are or what they have done, but because of what someone they know has done:  I certainly don’t want to bask in any reflected glory.
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