剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - reflect collapse

reflect
/rɪ'flekt/
verb
RETURN 返回
A [I or T]
* If a surface reflects light, heat, sound, or an image, it sends the light, etc. back and does not absorb it
反射（光、热、声等）；反映，映出（影像）

1. He saw himself reflected in the water/mirror/shop window.
他在水中／镜子里／商店橱窗玻璃上看到了自己的影像。

2. The light reflected off the surface of the water.
光在水面上产生反射。

/rɪ'flekt/
verb
SHOW 显示
I [T]
* to show, express or be a sign of something
显示；反映；表达

1. The statistics reflect a change in people's spending habits.
这些统计资料显示出人们的消费习惯发生了变化。

/rɪ'flekt/
verb
THINK 思考
A [I] formal
* to think carefully, especially about possibilities and opinions
深思，考虑，认真思考（尤指可能性或意见）

1. The manager demanded time to reflect (on what to do).
经理要求给他一些时间好好想一想（怎么办）。

2. [+ that] She reflected that this was probably the last time she would see him.
她琢磨着这很可能是她最后一次见他了。

/rɪ'flekt/
verb
phrasal verb reflect on sb/sth
* to affect other people's opinion of someone or something, especially in a bad way
使给人（尤指不好的）印象（或评价）

1. When one player behaves disgracefully, it reflects (badly) on the whole team.
一个球员的不光彩行为会给整个球队带来（很坏的）影响。

2. The whole affair does not reflect well on the government.
整件事件不会给政府带来甚么好的影响。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - reflect collapse

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1.VERB 动词反映；表现；显示 If something reflects an attitude or situation, it shows that the attitude or situation exists or it shows what it is like.

【语法信息】：V n

  • The Los Angeles riots reflected the bitterness between the black and Korean communities in the city...

    洛杉矶的暴乱反映出这个城市的黑人社区和韩裔社区之间的仇恨。

  • Concern at the economic situation was reflected in the government's budget.

    政府的预算反映了对经济运行状况的关注。

2.V-ERG 及物/不及物动词（光、热或其他射线）反射 When light, heat, or other rays reflect off a surface or when a surface reflects them, they are sent back from the surface and do not pass through it.

【语法信息】：V prep

【语法信息】：V n

  • The sun reflected off the snow-covered mountains...

    冰雪覆盖的山峰反射着阳光。

  • The glass appears to reflect light naturally.

    玻璃似乎可以自然反射光线。

3.VERB 动词（在镜子或水中）映出 When something is reflected in a mirror or in water, you can see its image in the mirror or in the water.

【语法信息】：be V-ed

【搭配模式】：usu passive

  • His image seemed to be reflected many times in the mirror.

    那面镜子里好像映现出很多个他的影像。

4.VERB 动词沉思；深思 When you reflect on something, you think deeply about it.

【语法信息】：V

【语法信息】：V on/upon n

  • We should all give ourselves time to reflect...

    我们都应该给自己时间好好想想。

  • I reflected on the child's future.

    我认真考虑了孩子的将来。

5.VERB 动词认为;想 You can use reflect to indicate that a particular thought occurs to someone.

【语法信息】：V that

  • Things were very much changed since before the war, he reflected.

    情况与战前大不同了，他想。

6.VERB 动词使对…产生某种印象 If an action or situation reflects in a particular way on someone or something, it gives people a good or bad impression of them.

【语法信息】：V adv on n

【语法信息】：V on n

  • The affair hardly reflected well on the British...

    这个事件很难让人们对英国人有好印象。

  • Your own personal behavior as a teacher, outside of school hours, reflects on the school itself.

    作为教师，你在课堂以外的个人行为会影响人们对学校的印象。

牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - reflect collapse

☞ reflect
re·flect / ri5flekt / verb1. [VN] [usually passive] ~ sb / sth (in sth) to show the image of sb / sth on the surface of sth such as a mirror, water or glass
   反映；映出(影像):
   His face was reflected in the mirror.
   他的脸映照在镜子里。
   She could see herself reflected in his eyes.
   她在他的眼中看到了自己的样子。
2. [VN] to throw back light, heat, sound, etc. from a surface
   反射(声、光、热等):
   The windows reflected the bright afternoon sunlight.
   窗户反射着午后明媚的阳光。
   When the sun's rays hit the earth, a lot of the heat is reflected back into space.
   太阳光线照射到地球时,大量的热被反射回太空。
3. [VN] to show or be a sign of the nature of sth or of sb's attitude or feeling
   显示,表明,表达(事物的自然属性或人们的态度、情感等):
   Our newspaper aims to reflect the views of the local community.
   我们的报纸旨在表达当地人民的心声。
4. ~ (on / upon sth) to think carefully and deeply about sth
   认真思考；沉思:
  ▪ [V]
   Before I decide, I need time to reflect.
   在作出决定以前,我需要时间认真考虑考虑。
   She was left to reflect on the implications of her decision.
   由她负责考虑她这个决定会牵扯哪些问题。
  ▪ [V that]
   On the way home he reflected that the interview had gone well.
   回家的路上,他琢磨着这次面试非常顺利。
  ▪ [also V wh- , V speech]
 IDIOMS 
▪ reflect well, badly, etc. on sb / sth
   to make sb / sth appear to be good, bad, etc. to other people
   使给人以好的(坏的或其他)印象:
   This incident reflects badly on everyone involved.
   这一事件给所有相关人士都造成了恶劣影响。

牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - reflect collapse

reflect verb

1. send back light/heat/sound

• ADVERB dimly, dully The sun ~ed dully off the stone walls. | In Milton's poem, Satan, even after his fall, dimly ~s his former glory. | directly Light ~s directly off a face of a crystal. | back

• PREPOSITION from The screen ~s light from the sun. | off

2. show/express sth

• ADVERB clearly | directly | accurately, closely, correctly, faithfully, well Does this opinion poll accurately ~ the public mood? | adequately The punishment should adequately ~ the revulsion felt by most people for this appalling crime. | merely, simply This year's budget simply ~s the fact that we have fewer people out of work. | not necessarily The views expressed in this article do not necessarily ~ those of the editor. | badly, poorly This kind of conduct ~s very poorly on you. | negatively information that may ~ negatively on research participants | strongly Senegalese culture strongly ~s influences from Islamic rulers.

• VERB + REFLECT be designed to The exhibition is designed to ~ the diversity of the nation and its regions.

• PREPOSITION in The condition of the house is ~ed in its low price.

3. think deeply

• ADVERB bitterly, ruefully (esp. BrE), wryly He ~ed ruefully that the his money didn't buy as much as it used to | One good thing, he ~ed wryly, was that none of his colleagues would find out. | critically an opportune time to ~ critically on the city's past

• VERB + REFLECT pause to | leave sb to He was left to ~ on the implications of his decision.

• PREPOSITION on, upon She paused to ~ on what she had achieved.

• PHRASES time to ~ I need time to ~.

Reflect is used with these nouns as the subject: data, difference, estimate, eye, figure, image, light, mirror, move, music, painting, practice, remark, result, score, trend, view, writing
Reflect is used with these nouns as the object: ambivalence, anxiety, attitude, beam, change, character, complexity, consensus, conviction, credit, culture, desire, difference, disagreement, disappointment, discredit, diversity, experience, extent, fact, feeling, glare, ideal, impact, importance, improvement, inability, increase, influence, light, limitation, misunderstanding, mood, nature, need, origin, perception, personality, pessimism, philosophy, point of view, preference, radiation, range, ray, reality, reluctance, sentiment, severity, shift, spirit, sun, taste, tendency, theme, trend, understanding, variation, view, viewpoint, wish

牛津英语同义词学习词典 - reflect collapse

reflect verb
⇨ consider (reflect on the situation) ⇨ show 3 (reflect local opinion)

新牛津英语同义词词典 - reflect collapse

reflect

verb
1 the snow reflects a great deal of light
SEND BACK , throw back, cast back, give back, bounce back, shine back, return, mirror, imitate; echo, repeat.
-opposite(s): ABSORB.

2 their facial expressions reflected their feelings
INDICATE , show, display, demonstrate, be evidence of, register, reveal, betray, evince, disclose, exhibit, manifest; express, bespeak, communicate, bear out, attest, prove, evidence; result from.

3 he was giving her time to reflect | he reflected on his responsibilities as a teacher
THINK (ABOUT) , give thought to, consider, give consideration to, review, mull over, contemplate, study, cogitate (about/on), meditate (on), muse (on), deliberate (about/on), dwell on, brood (on/over), agonize (over), worry (about), ruminate (about/on/over), chew over, puzzle (over), speculate about, weigh up, revolve, turn over in one's mind, be in a brown study; informal put on one's thinking cap; archaic pore on; rare cerebrate.
reflect badly on publication of these figures would reflect badly on the countries' political systems
DISCREDIT , do discredit to, be a discredit to, disgrace, shame, put in a bad light, damage, damage/tarnish/blemish the reputation of, give a bad name to, bring into disrepute, become a stain/blot of the escutcheon of, detract from.
reflect well on the sending of one or two injured players on tour did not reflect well on the team management
DO CREDIT TO , put in a good light, enhance/boost the reputation of.

词源记忆 - reflect collapse

reflect 反映，反射，沉思
re-, 向后，往回；-flect, 弯，转，词源同flexible, inflect。即转回来，引申诸相关词义。