| 单词 | reflection |
| 释义 | reflection (rɪflekʃən ) Word forms: reflections 1. countable noun B2 A reflection is an image that you can see in a mirror or in glass or water. Meg stared at her reflection in the bedroom mirror. Synonyms: image, echo, counterpart, likeness 2. uncountable noun B2 Reflection is the process by which light and heat are sent back from a surface and do not pass through it. ...the reflection of a beam of light off a mirror. [+ of] Synonyms: sending back, mirroring, throwing back, casting back 3. countable noun 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. Inhibition in adulthood is a reflection of a person's experiences as a child. [+ of] Synonyms: indication, evidence, display, demonstration 4. singular noun If something is a reflection or a sad reflection on a person or thing, it gives a bad impression of them. Infection with head lice is no reflection on personal hygiene. [+ on] The break-up of the library would be a sad reflection on the value we place on our heritage. [+ on] Synonyms: criticism, censure, slur, reproach 5. variable noun Reflection is careful thought about a particular subject. Your reflections are your thoughts about a particular subject. After days of reflection she decided to write back. He paused, absorbed by his reflections. on reflection phrase If someone admits or accepts something on reflection, they admit or accept it after having thought carefully about it. On reflection, he says, he very much regrets the comments. 6. countable noun [usually plural] Reflections on something are comments or writings that express someone's ideas about it. In his latest collection of poems readers are confronted with a series of reflections on death. Collocations: calm reflection I hope that after calm reflection he'll reconsider. Times, Sunday Times But these are question for years or decades of calm reflection, not for instant judgments in the heat of a financial crisis. Times, Sunday Times Not a good time for calm reflection about one's behaviour. Times, Sunday Times It needs calm reflection and serious purpose. The Sun We have no way of knowing whether the price at the pump is a fair reflection of what it costs. Times, Sunday Times (2013) It is a fair reflection of the calibre of the contest. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He said he thought a draw was a fair reflection. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The monks lead a life of prayer and quiet reflection, rising each morning before dawn and spending much of the day singing Gregorian chants. Times, Sunday Times (2008) How's this for a place of quiet reflection? Times, Sunday Times (2015) You can have retreats by arranging a room in your house for prayer and quiet reflection. Christianity Today (2000) That's a sad reflection on the influence of referees with their odd interpretations but it is also the reality. Times, Sunday Times (2013) The way things are going is a sad reflection on north-east football. Times, Sunday Times (2015) That is a sad reflection on me and my time at this club. The Sun (2015) On sober reflection last week, he was looking forward to putting his masters degree in sport business into practice by the autumn. Times, Sunday Times (2015) It should be a cause for sober reflection. Times, Sunday Times (2010) We should honor honest caution and sober reflection. Christianity Today (2000) I like to end the year with a message on spiritual reflection. Christianity Today Curiosity's preliminary findings may be ushering in a new era and need for theological and spiritual reflection. Christianity Today Their youthful enthusiasm allowed them to overcome the many hardships created by an insulated environment dedicated to personal growth and spiritual reflection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each month on the site, special songs and pictures are chosen for spiritual reflection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He began to teach this method to the younger monks of the abbey and to the retreatants who had come to it for a period of spiritual reflection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A low-key but thoughtful reflection on the tragic underbelly of celebrity. Times, Sunday Times Numerous ways to structure dialogue will reduce anxiety and enable thoughtful reflection, even when volatile issues are at stake. Christianity Today The retailer said it will remove stock from all 755 stores by the end of next month 'after thoughtful reflection' over concerns at their misuse. The Sun It can be cognized merely as a concept/abstraction during thoughtful reflection. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The publication also offered poems and more thoughtful reflections on war. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 影像 Japanese: 反射 |
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