Tra từ reflect - Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

verb

1. manifest or bring back (Freq. 41)
- This action reflects his true beliefs
• Hypernyms:
indicate, point, designate, show
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
2. reflect deeply on a subject (Freq. 18)
- 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
• Syn:
chew over, think over, meditate, ponder, excogitate,
contemplate, muse, mull, mull over, ruminate, speculate
• Derivationally related forms:
speculative (for: speculate), speculation (for: speculate), ruminative (for: ruminate), rumination (for: ruminate), ruminator (for: ruminate), muller (for: mull), reflective, muse (for: muse), muser (for: muse), musing (for: muse), contemplative (for: contemplate), contemplation (for: contemplate), excogitative (for: excogitate), ponderer (for: ponder), meditative (for: meditate), meditation (for: meditate)
• Hypernyms:
think, cogitate, cerebrate
• Hyponyms:
premeditate, theologize, theologise, introspect, bethink,
cogitate, wonder, question, puzzle, study, consider
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
- Somebody ----s something (for: think over)
- Somebody ----s something (for: chew over)
3. to throw or bend back (from a surface) (Freq. 17)
- Sound is reflected well in this auditorium
• Syn:
reverberate
• Derivationally related forms:
reverberant (for: reverberate), reflector
• Topics:
acoustics
• Hyponyms:
reverberate, mirror
• Verb Group:
reverberate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something
4. be bright by reflecting or casting light (Freq. 5)
- Drive carefully--the wet road reflects
• Syn:
shine
• Derivationally related forms:
shiner (for: shine), shine (for: shine), reflective
• Hypernyms:
emit, give out, give off
• Hyponyms:
resplend, glare, opalesce, luminesce, sparkle,
scintillate, coruscate
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s
5. show an image of
- her sunglasses reflected his image
• Topics:
optics
• Hypernyms:
show
• Verb Frames:
- Something ----s something
6. give evidence of a certain behavior
- His lack of interest in the project reflects badly on him
• Hypernyms:
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP
7. give evidence of the quality of
- The mess in his dorm room reflects on the student
• Hypernyms:
attest, certify, manifest, demonstrate, evidence
• Hyponyms:
mirror
• Verb Frames:
- Something is ----ing PP