verb
1 send back light/heat/sound
ADVERB
▪ dimly , dully
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The sun ~ed dully off the stone walls.
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In Milton's poem, Satan, even after his fall, dimly ~s his former glory.
▪ directly
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Light ~s directly off a face of a crystal.
▪ back
PREPOSITION
▪ from
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The screen ~s light from the sun.
▪ off
2 show/express sth
ADVERB
▪ clearly
▪ directly
▪ accurately , closely , correctly , faithfully , well
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Does this opinion poll accurately ~ the public mood?
▪ adequately
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The punishment should adequately ~ the revulsion felt by most people for this appalling crime.
▪ merely , simply
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This year's budget simply ~s the fact that we have fewer people out of work.
▪ not necessarily
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The views expressed in this article do not necessarily ~ those of the editor.
▪ badly , poorly
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This kind of conduct ~s very poorly on you.
▪ negatively
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information that may ~ negatively on research participants
▪ strongly
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Senegalese culture strongly ~s influences from Islamic rulers.
VERB + REFLECT
▪ be designed to
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The exhibition is designed to ~ the diversity of the nation and its regions.
PREPOSITION
▪ in
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The condition of the house is ~ed in its low price.
3 think deeply
ADVERB
▪ bitterly , ruefully ( esp. BrE ), wryly
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He ~ed ruefully that the his money didn't buy as much as it used to
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One good thing, he ~ed wryly, was that none of his colleagues would find out.
▪ critically
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an opportune time to ~ critically on the city's past
VERB + REFLECT
▪ pause to
▪ leave sb to
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He was left to ~ on the implications of his decision.
PREPOSITION
▪ on , upon
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She paused to ~ on what she had achieved.
PHRASES
▪ time to ~
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I need time to ~.
Reflect is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑ data , ↑ difference , ↑ estimate , ↑ eye , ↑ figure , ↑ image , ↑ light , ↑ mirror , ↑ move , ↑ music , ↑ painting , ↑ practice , ↑ remark , ↑ result , ↑ score , ↑ trend , ↑ view , ↑ writing
Reflect is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ ambivalence , ↑ anxiety , ↑ attitude , ↑ beam , ↑ change , ↑ character , ↑ complexity , ↑ consensus , ↑ conviction , ↑ credit , ↑ culture , ↑ desire , ↑ difference , ↑ disagreement , ↑ disappointment , ↑ discredit , ↑ diversity , ↑ experience , ↑ extent , ↑ fact , ↑ feeling , ↑ glare , ↑ ideal , ↑ impact , ↑ importance , ↑ improvement , ↑ inability , ↑ increase , ↑ influence , ↑ light , ↑ limitation , ↑ misunderstanding , ↑ mood , ↑ nature , ↑ need , ↑ origin , ↑ perception , ↑ personality , ↑ pessimism , ↑ philosophy , ↑ point of view , ↑ preference , ↑ radiation , ↑ range , ↑ ray , ↑ reality , ↑ reluctance , ↑ sentiment , ↑ severity , ↑ shift , ↑ spirit , ↑ sun , ↑ taste , ↑ tendency , ↑ theme , ↑ trend , ↑ understanding , ↑ variation , ↑ view , ↑ viewpoint , ↑ wish