| 单词 | reflect |
| 释义 | re·flect I. transitive verb 1. archaic 2. a. < light reflected from the moon > < heat reflected by the light surface > b. < his internal stresses reflected a dry bitterness upon the world — H.G.Wells > < new music … reflects just as much emotion as any other kind of music — Aaron Copland > 3. a. < petals reflected at the tops > b. 4. < the trees on the shore line were reflected in the clear water > < dignity was reflected in her vivid blue eyes — Ellen Glasgow > < this body, with full power to enact laws, more truly reflected the popular will — American Guide Series: Pennsylvania > 5. < his attitude would reflect little credit on his political judgment — W.H.Chamberlin > 6. < the influence of the lumbering period is reflected in Bay City's many large frame dwellings — American Guide Series: Michigan > < the pulse generally reflects the condition of the heart — Morris Fishbein > < the structure of the compound sentence often reflects a simple artlessness — R.M.Weaver > 7. < Blake's poetry … told me that he must be an Irishman before ever I reflected that his name was Irish — A.T.Quiller-Couch > intransitive verb 1. obsolete a. < the sun darts forth his rays at right angles which reflect back upon themselves — Nathanael Carpenter > b. < whose virtues will, I hope, reflect on Rome, as Titan's rays on earth — Shakespeare > 2. 3. < reflect on the role of philosophy in a liberal civilization — M.R.Cohen > 4. obsolete 5. a. < the investigation reflects on the integrity of the officials involved > < did not reflect on the general's character in his speech > b. < the steel strike naturally reflected in the sale of plastics > 6. < clouds reflecting on the lake > Synonyms: see think • - reflect in a plane II. obsolete |
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