hold a mirror to

动词 v.

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To reflect; to represent and by resemblance provide insight into.
    — Or, as Dr. Gregory Stevenson suggests, do the supernatural trials and tribulations of the Winchesters appeal because they merely hold a mirror to the more mundane terrors we all face every day?
  2. To elucidate; to make explicit some aspect of.
    — To speak "truth to power" should not be considered negative: to hold a mirror to society, even a mirror that embodies the biases and anguish of its creator, is not a negative act.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hold, mirror.
    — Hold a mirror to the pet's nose. If no condensation appears, the animal is probably dead.

词形变化

holds a mirror to present,singular,third-person holding a mirror to participle,present held a mirror to participle,past held a mirror to past hold up a mirror to alternative
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