nCOLLOCATIONS – Meaning 3: something that shows what something else is like, or that is a sign of a particular situation
adjectives
an accurate/true reflection
These reports were not an accurate reflection of existing attitudes.
a fair reflection (=reasonable and right)
The score was 4 – 1, which was a fair reflection of the difference between the sides.
a direct reflection
The child’s behaviour is a direct reflection of its parents' behaviour.
a sad reflection
This situation is a sad reflection on society.
a pale reflection (=similar to, but not as good as, something else)
The film is only a pale reflection of the book.
Examples from the Corpus
reflection• The contrasting images which survive of Osred are probably a reflection of the increasing divisions within the Northumbrian kingdom at this time.• a reflection of the moon on the surface of the lake• It is not just an automaticreflection of gender.• Many working women have little time for reflection.• Whether they liked him or not, Johnson was an awfully good reflection on them.• Anna stood looking at her reflection in the mirror.• A third way, called an endoscope, uses the principle of totalinternalreflection which we saw in the demonstration.• Methods of controllingexpenses are a merereflection of the levels of trust in an organization.• I could see my reflection in his glasses.• The full bright moon and the reflection of the snow made a mockery of the night.• the reflection of the moon on the surface of the lake
A moment’s reflection• What would be the consequence of that? A moment's reflection will show that it would make private members more independent.
reflection of• The amount you tip should be a reflection of the kind of service you got.
1image in a mirror, etc.影像ADJECTIVE | VERB + REFLECTION | REFLECTION + VERB | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤clear清晰的影像▸➤dim, faint朦朧的影像▸➤blurred, distorted模糊的/扭曲的影像VERB + REFLECTION➤catch, catch a glimpse of, catch sight of, glimpse, see瞥見影像;看到影像◇I caught his reflection in the window.我瞥見了他在窗戶上的影像。◇He caught sight of her reflection in the window.他瞥見了她在窗戶上的影像。➤glance at, look at迅速瞥一眼影像;看影像▸➤gaze at, stare at, watch凝視影像;注視影像▸➤admire, examine, inspect, study欣賞/端詳/審視/細看影像◇She caught him admiring his reflection in the mirror.她瞥見他對着鏡子自我欣賞。➤show顯示影像◇The mirror showed her reflection.鏡子裏顯示出她的影像。REFLECTION + VERB➤look...影像看起來⋯◇Her reflection in the mirror looked distorted.她在鏡子裏的模樣看起來變形了。➤appear影像顯現◇Kyle's reflection appears in the glass.凱爾的影像出現在鏡子裏。➤stare (back)影像回視◇My reflection stared back at me.我的影像回視着我。PREPOSITION➤in a/the reflection在影像中◇In the reflection on the glass door he could see the class behind him.從玻璃門上他可以看到身後整個班級的影像。➤reflection in在⋯中的影像◇I saw my reflection in the polished marble.在光亮的大理石上,我看到了自己的倒影。➤reflection on在⋯上的影像◇the reflection of the mountains on the calm waters of the lake平靜湖水中群山的倒影reflection
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2sending light/heat/sound back from a surface反射光、熱或聲ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤heat, light, sound熱反射;光反射;回聲PREPOSITION➤reflection from從⋯反射◇There is reflection of heat from the metal surface.金屬表面反射傳導熱。PHRASES➤the angle of reflection反射角reflection
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3indication/description of sth跡象;描述ADJECTIVE | VERB + REFLECTION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤accurate, fair, good, perfect, true精確的/合理的/良好的/完美的/真實的反映▸➤inadequate不充分的反映▸➤mere, pale僅有的/蒼白的反映◇This account is only a pale reflection of the true state of affairs.這一報道蒼白無力,沒有反映事態的真實面貌。➤poor, sad糟糕的/悲哀的反映◇The movie is a poor reflection of Kerouac's work.這部電影沒有很好地再現凱魯亞克的作品。➤direct, simple直接反映;簡單的體現◇Young people's conduct is a direct reflection of adults'.年輕人的行為是成年人行為的直接反映。➤clear清楚的反映◇This was a clear reflection of Marc's personality.這清楚地反映了馬克的個性。VERB + REFLECTION➤give (sb), provide(向某人)反映出;予以反映◇Such studies do not give a true reflection of population needs.這類研究不能真實反映出大眾的需求。PREPOSITION➤reflection of, reflection on, reflection upon對⋯的反映◇His low level of performance is no reflection on his general ability.他的不佳表現沒有反映出他的正常水平。reflection
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4careful thought about sth仔細考慮ADJECTIVE | VERB + REFLECTION | REFLECTION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤careful, deep, mature, profound, serious, sober縝密的思考;深思;熟慮;深入的思考;認真的思考▸➤further進一步反思▸➤quiet靜思▸➤personal自我反省➤thoughtful沉思◇Such decisions may be made after thoughtful reflection.這種決定可能會在深思後作出。➤critical, ethical, moral, philosophical, spiritual, theological, theoretical批判性的思考;倫理思考;道德思考;哲學思考;精神反思;神學思考;理論思考VERB + REFLECTION➤encourage, invite, prompt, stimulate鼓勵反思;引起反思;激起反思◇Teachers should encourage reflection on the part of their students.教師應該鼓勵學生進行反思。REFLECTION + VERB➤show sb/sth思考顯示⋯◇A moment's reflection will show you that that can't be true.稍加思考,你就會發現這不可能是真的。PREPOSITION➤after reflection, on reflection, upon reflection考慮後◇On further reflection, I'm not so sure it's a good idea.再仔細一想,我真不敢肯定這是個好主意了。➤reflection about, reflection on, reflection upon關於⋯的思考◇The party needs a period of sober reflection about what went wrong.該黨需要一段時間來認真反省,看看到底什麼地方出了問題。PHRASES➤a moment of reflection, a moment's reflection稍加考慮➤a period of reflection思考期▸➤a period for reflection, time for reflection反思階段;思考時間reflection
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5written or spoken thoughts about sth想法ADJECTIVE | VERB + REFLECTION | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤interesting令人關注的見解▸➤poignant尖銳的觀點➤brief簡明的觀點VERB + REFLECTION➤have有見解➤offer提出見解◇They took a few minutes to offer their personal reflections.他們花了幾分鐘提出他們的個人想法。PREPOSITION➤reflection about, reflection on, reflection upon關於⋯的見解◇She has some interesting reflections about the spiritual state of the country.她對這個國家的精神狀態有些值得思考的見解。