1.mirror用作名词时是“镜子”的意思,转化为动词时表示像镜子一样“反映”某具体事物,引申可用于“反映”某些抽象的东西,如经历、想法、内心世界等。
2.mirror只用作及物动词,接名词、代词或以疑问词引导的从句作宾语,可用于被动结构。

mirror in(v.+prep.)
反映在…地方 reflect in sth
▲mirror sth in sth
◇ 常用于be ～ed结构
The trees were mirrored in the still water of the lake.树木倒映在平静的湖水里。
The glory of the morning was mirrored in the lake Yangcheng.朝霞映在阳澄湖上。
The inequalities between the sexes were mirrored in life in general.男女之间的不平等现象在生活的各个方面都有反映。

用作及物动词
▲S+～+n./pron.
The pond mirrors the surrounding trees.那个池塘映出周围的树木。
The clear water mirrored the blue sky.清澈的水能倒映出蓝色的天空。
The still water of the lake mirrored the hillside.平静的湖水映出山坡。
The table top was so highly polished that it mirrored the ornaments placed on it.桌面擦得铮亮,把放在上面的装饰品都映出来了。
My experience of working in this area closely mirrors your own.我在这个地区的工作经历与你的非常相似。
▲S+～+wh-clause
Do these opinion polls really mirror what people are thinking?这些民意测验是否真正反映了人民的想法?

［同义词］ n.  example, reflecting glass
［词源］＜拉丁语mirar(对…感到惊怪)

She was looking at herself in the mirror.她正在照镜子。
This is a mirror of times.这是时代的反映。
She is the very mirror of virtue.她是贞洁的典范。

mirror, looking glass
这二者都指“镜子”。mirror指用玻璃、金属或其他材料等制成的镜子; looking glass只指用普通玻璃制成的镜子。