reflect

英 [rɪ'flekt] 美 [rɪ'flekt]

• v. 反映；反射；反省；归咎；显示

双解释义

v. (动词)

1. vt. & vi. 反射

   throw back (light, heat, sound or an image)

2. vt. 表达,反映

   express, make clear, or be a sign of; show

3. vt. & vi. 考虑

   think carefully

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 反射，反照
2. 带给，带来，招致，使蒙受，博得
3. 思考，沉思，深思，熟虑，考虑，认真思考，对…深思熟虑，沉思反省（后接on或upon）
4. 反映，映出，映现，照出
5. 反响
6. 表现，表达，表明，显示
7. 反省，回顾
8. 仔细想，想到，认识到，悟及
9. 非难，谴责，归咎，指责，中伤，诽谤
10. 反射出，折回
11. 把反射回来
12. 被映出
13. 招致非议，带来耻辱，带来影响（后接on或upon）

英英释义

Verb:

1. manifest or bring back;

   "This action reflects his true beliefs"
   

2. reflect deeply on a subject;

   "I mulled over the events of the afternoon"
   "philosophers have speculated on the question of God for thousands of years"
   "The scientist must stop to observe and start to excogitate"
   

3. to throw or bend back (from a surface);

   "Sound is reflected well in this auditorium"
   

4. be bright by reflecting or casting light;

   "Drive carefully--the wet road reflects"
   

5. show an image of;

   "her sunglasses reflected his image"
   

6. give evidence of a certain behavior;

   "His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him"
   

7. give evidence of the quality of;

   "The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. Her sad looks reflected the thought passing through her mind.
   她忧戚的面容反映出她内心的思想。
2. The results reflect the greatest credit upon all concerned.
   这些成绩带给所有有关人员最大的荣誉。
3. The sunlight was reflected in the water.
   日光由水面反射出来。
4. I often reflect on the beauty and complexity of life.
   我们经常思考人生的美丽与复杂。
5. Why not reflect on it when you are happy, in good health, confident, and full of well-being?
   当你快乐、健康,充满自信,满怀幸福喜悦时,为何不反省死亡?

常见句型

用作动词 (v.)

用作不及物动词

S+～(+A)

1. A mirror reflects.
   镜子能映像。
2. Take time to reflect before doing important things.
   在做重大事情之前要从容考虑。
3. After reflecting for a time he decided not to go.
   思考了一会以后他决定不去了。
4. He did not simply report; he criticized and reflected.
   他不单是报道,还作了批评和反思。

用作系动词

S+～+ adj.

1. The sun reflected large and red in the water.
   太阳映在水中又大又红。

用作及物动词

S+～+ n./pron.

1. The white sand reflected the sun's heat.
   白色的沙子能反射太阳的热。
2. The mirror reflects my face.
   镜子映出我的脸。
3. Mirrors reflect images.
   镜子能映出影像。
4. The smooth surface of the lake reflected the lights of houses.
   平静的湖面映射出房子的灯光。
5. Does this letter reflect your real opinions?
   这封信表达你的真实意见吗?
6. Their actions clearly reflect their thoughts.
   他们的行动清楚地反映他们的思想。
7. Their clothes reflect a rising standard of living in their country.
   他们身穿的衣服显示出他们国内日益提高的生活水平。

S+～+wh-to- v

1. He reflected how to get out of the difficulty.
   他盘算着怎样摆脱困境。
2. We are reflecting how to fulfil the task.
   我们正考虑如何完成这项任务。

S+～+that-clause

1. He reflected that he had no right to do this.
   他经深思后明白自己无权做这件事。
2. When we are feeling sorry for ourselves we should reflect that there are others less fortunate than we are.
   当我们为自己感到难过时,我们应该想到还有比我们更为不幸的人。

S+～+wh-clause

1. Does this letter reflect how you really think?
   这封信反映你的真实想法吗?
2. He reflected how difficult it would be to escape.
   他在考虑逃走会有多大困难。

引出直接引语

1. “I shall never do that again,”he reflected.
   他暗自思量:“我再也不干那种事了。”
2. “I shall never practise medicine again,”he reflected.
   他心里想着:“我再也不当医生了。”

经典引文

• The bill is..not quite strait, but a little reflected upwards.

  出自： T. Pennant

• A full-thickness scalp was reflected including pericranium.

  出自： L. Shainberg

常用短语

用作动词 (v.)

reflect back (v.+adv.)

把…如实地反映出来 show a true or exact copy of (sth such as an idea)

reflect from (v.+prep.)

从…反射出来 throw back (light, heat, sound or an image) from sth
reflect from sth
The light reflected from the water into my eyes.

光线从水面反射进我的双眼。 reflect sth from sth
The light is reflected from the moon.

光从月球反射。

reflect in (v.+prep.)

在…中反射出来; 在…中反映出来 be thrown back from (a shiny surface such as a mirror); be clearly shown in (a result)
reflect in sth
White clouds reflected in the lake.

湖里映射出朵朵白云。 reflect sb/sth in sth
She was reflected in the water.

水面反射出她的形象。
The mountains are reflected in the water.

群山倒映在水中。
The low level of interest has been reflected in the unwillingness of citizens to vote.

从公民不愿意投票可以清楚地看出人们对选举没有什么兴趣。

reflect on〔upon〕 (v.+prep.)

怀疑 be doubtful
reflect on〔upon〕 sth
Take time to reflect on important things.

考虑重大问题不要操之过急。
I have been reflecting on all he said to me.

我仔细考虑他对我所说的一切。
I must reflect on what answer to give.

我须认真考虑一下,如何作答。
Mr. Smith stood reflecting on the circumstances of the preceding hours.

史密斯先生站在那里仔细想着在此之前几个小时的情况。
When I reflect on my schooldays,I realize how much easier things are for today's children.

当我回想起我读书的日子,我感到对当今的孩子们来说条件是舒服得多了。 reflect on〔upon〕 sb/oneself/sth
Your rude behaviour reflects only upon yourself.

你的粗鲁行为会损及你自己的名誉。
Failure to pay your bills reflects on your credit rating.

不付账有损你的信用度。
That one silly error reflects upon his integrity as a solicitor.

那个唯一可笑的错误使这个律师名誉扫地。 reflect sth on〔upon〕 sb
Such behaviour can only reflect discredit upon you.

这种行为只会给你招来耻辱。
A great deed reflects credit on its doer.

伟大的业绩给创业绩者带来荣誉。
His success reflected the greatest credit and glory on him.

他的成功给他带来了最大的声望和荣誉。 reflect on〔upon〕 sth
I don't wish to reflect upon your sincerity.

我不希望怀疑你的诚意。
A gentleman should never reflect on another person's motives unless he has good reason for doing so.

绅士绝不应该怀疑别人的动机,除非他有足够的理由这样做。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)

～+名词

• reflect the reality 反映现实

～+副词

• reflect well 表明…很好
• reflect calmly 静思
• reflect clearly 清楚地反映
• reflect closely 仔细考虑
• reflect deeply 深思
• reflect faithfully 忠实地反映
• reflect logically 有逻辑地表达
• reflect seriously 认真思索
• reflect sorrowfully 悲伤地沉思
• reflect back 反射,反映

～+介词

• reflect from the water 由水里反射出
• reflect in the lake 在湖里映出
• reflect on sb's conduct 指责某人的行为
• reflect on a problem 仔细思考一个问题
• reflect on one's sincerity 怀疑某人的忠诚

词语用法

1. reflect可作及物动词或不及物动词，作不及物动词时，后面常跟介词on/upon/over。

   He reflected on his past mistakes.
   他在归咎自己过去的错误。

v. (动词)

1. reflect的基本意思是“反射,照出,映出”,指反射光、热、声音等,也指镜子或水面照的映像。引申可作“反映,表明”解,也可作“考虑”解。
2. reflect可用作及物动词,也可用作不及物动词。用作及物动词时接名词、代词、动词不定式短语或从句作宾语。reflect也可引出直接引语。
3. reflect后接介词on〔upon〕表示“思索”“蒙受”“招致”“博得”等意思。
4. reflect偶尔可用作系动词接形容词作表语。

词义辨析

v. (动词)

reflect, mediate, think

• 这三个词的共同意思是“思考”，其区别在于：think是一般用语，指借助思考以形成某种念头，得出某种结论，了解某种已知的事理等；meditate指集中思想、长时间而认真地从各个观点去考虑一个问题，借以了解其各方面及其有关的问题；reflect指冷静地、认真地、反复地思考一个问题。例如： The congressman is meditating a reply to his critics.这位国会议员正在考虑给他的批评者一个答复。 I need time to reflect on what you offered.我需要时间来考虑你提出的建议。

think，deliberate，meditate，muse，reason，reflect，speculate

• 这些动词均有“思考、判断、思索”之意。
• think一般用词，指开动脑筋形成看法或得出结论的脑力活动。不着重结论是否正确，见解是否有用。
• deliberate指缓慢、按部就班地作仔细而认真的思考或判断。
• meditate语气较强，指认真地长时间集中精力进行思考。
• muse通常指漫无目的地猜想。
• reason指根据资料、证据或事实进行推断，作出结论或判断的逻辑思维活动。
• reflect指回想或回顾，侧重认真而冷静地反复地思考某个问题，尤指对已发生事情的思索。
• speculate指推论过程，隐含在证据不足的基础上作出推测或设想。

词源解说

• ☆ 15世纪初期进入英语，直接源自古法语的reflecter；最初源自拉丁语的reflectere，意为向后弯曲。

近反义词

【近义词】

• think 认为
• consider 考虑
• mirror 镜子
• ponder 沉思
• contemplate 注视
• imitate 仿效
• mull over 仔细考虑
• deliberate 深思熟虑的
• meditate 沉思
• muse 沉思
• study 研究
• reverberate 回响
• reproduce 再生
• ruminate 深思
• speculate 推测
• replicate 复制
• echo 发出回声
• redirect 再直接的
• reveal 显示
• expose 揭露
• suggest 建议
• signal 信号
• indicate 指示
• show 证明
• send 发送
• remember 记得
• brood 一窝
• recollect 回忆
• back 后面
• send back 送回
• mull 思索
• pore 毛孔
• over 在 ... 的上方...
• shine 照耀
• think over 仔细考虑
• chew over 仔细考虑
• reason 原因
• excogitate 想出