reflection /rɪˈflɛkʃən/ CET4 TEM4

• 1. 

  N-COUNT A reflection is an image that you can see in a mirror or in glass or water. 影像; 映像

  例：

  Meg stared at her reflection in the bedroom mirror.

  梅格端详着自己映在卧室镜子中的影像。

• 2. 

  N-UNCOUNT Reflection is the process by which light and heat are sent back from a surface and do not pass through it. 反射

  例：

  ...the reflection of a beam of light off a mirror.

  …一束光线在镜面上的反射。

• 3. 

  N-COUNT If you say that something is a reflection of a particular person's attitude or of a situation, you mean that it is caused by that attitude or situation and therefore reveals something about it. 反映

  例：

  Inhibition in adulthood seems to be a reflection of a person's experiences as a child.

  成年期的压抑似乎是一个人童年经历的一种反映。

• 4. 

  N-SING If something is a reflection or a sad reflection on a person or thing, it gives a bad impression of them. 坏的影响

  例：

  Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene.

  染上头虱并不会给个人卫生带来不好的影响。

• 5. 

  N-UNCOUNT Reflection is careful thought about a particular subject. Your reflections are your thoughts about a particular subject. 认真思考 [also N in pl]

  例：

  After days of reflection she decided to write back.

  经过几天的认真思考，她决定回信。

• 6. 

  PHRASE If someone admits or accepts something on reflection, they admit or accept it after having thought carefully about it. 经过认真思考

  例：

  While the news at first shocked me, on reflection it made perfect sense.

  虽然一开始这个消息令我震惊，但经过认真思考，觉得它也很有道理。