look in the mirror
常用搭配，指照镜子。
She looked in the mirror to check her hair.
她照镜子检查头发。
光滑表面,通常由玻璃制成,背面涂反射材料,能反射光线照出前方影像。；反射成像的抛光面；反映或呈现他者形象的事物、人或事件。；忠实的描绘或反映；镜鲤。
光滑表面,通常由玻璃制成,背面涂反射材料,能反射光线照出前方影像。
A smooth surface, usually made of glass with reflective material painted on the underside, that reflects light so as to give an image of what is in front of it.
反射成像的抛光面
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
反映或呈现他者形象的事物、人或事件。
An object, person, or event that reflects or gives a picture of another.
忠实的描绘或反映
a faithful depiction or reflection
镜鲤。
A mirror carp.
She looked at herself in the mirror before leaving the house.
她出门前照了照镜子。
用法提示：mirror 为名词，表示‘镜子’。)
AI contextual example
The bathroom mirror was covered with steam after the hot shower.
洗完热水澡后，浴室的镜子蒙上了一层水汽。
用法提示：mirror 为名词，指浴室里的镜子。
AI contextual example
He uses a small mirror to check the back of his head when he cuts his hair.
他剪头发时用一面小镜子查看脑后。
用法提示：mirror 为名词，指用来反射影像的小镜子。
AI contextual example
常用搭配，指照镜子。
She looked in the mirror to check her hair.
她照镜子检查头发。
比喻用法，表示某物是另一物的真实反映。
This painting is a mirror of society.
这幅画是社会的一面镜子。
及物动词用法，表示反映或映出。
His actions mirror his beliefs.
他的行为反映了他的信仰。
表示相互对应或模仿。
The twins often mirror each other's movements.
双胞胎经常互相模仿动作。
文学或口语中可指镜子，但更常见指玻璃材质
尤指技术或科学用反射器，并非日常镜子
grammar · medium
易错句子I look in mirror every morning.
正确表达I look in the mirror every morning.
中文学习者常遗漏冠词。mirror是可数名词，需要冠词（the或a）才能表示具体或泛指的一面镜子。
grammar · medium
易错句子He mirrorred my behavior.
正确表达He mirrored my behavior.
动词mirror的过去式是mirrored，不要双写r。正确的过去式形式是只在词尾加-ed，不需要重复r。
作为名词"镜子"（反射表面）的反义词，指不反射光线的表面。
作为名词"镜子"（反射表面）的反义词，指漫反射或不反光的表面。
mirror作为动词时意为'反映'，与reflect同义，但mirror常比喻像镜子一样忠实映照，而reflect使用更广泛，可用于各种反射。
mirror指镜子本身，reflection指镜子中形成的映像，两者意义不同，学习者易将mirror误用为reflection。
照镜子
She looked in the mirror and fixed her hair.
她照了照镜子，整理了一下头发。
后视镜
He checked the rearview mirror before changing lanes.
他在变道前检查了后视镜。
镜像
The reflection in the lake was a perfect mirror image of the mountain.
湖中的倒影是山完美的镜像。
模仿某人的行为
Children often mirror their parents' actions.
孩子经常模仿父母的行为。
反映情况
The results mirror the situation in other countries.
这些结果反映了其他国家的情况。
镜像；一模一样的人或物
The child is a mirror image of his father.
这个孩子是他父亲的翻版。
真实反映；揭示
This documentary holds a mirror to the harsh realities of war.
这部纪录片真实反映了战争的残酷现实。
烟雾弹；欺骗性手段
The company's success was all smoke and mirrors; they were actually losing money.
这家公司的成功完全是欺骗性的；他们实际上在亏损。
镜子，墙上的镜子，谁是世界上最美丽的人？
She asks the mirror the same question every morning.
她每天早上都问镜子同样的问题。
我从镜子里的那个人开始。
He looked in the mirror and decided to make a change.
他看着镜子，决定做出改变。
Dictionary facts from DICTIONARY_API_DEV, ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.