All 11 Uses of
reflect
in
Harry Potter (#7) and the Deathly Hallows
- As their eyes grew accustomed to the lack of light, they were drawn upward to the strangest feature of the scene: an apparently unconscious human figure hanging upside down over the table, revolving slowly as if suspended by an invisible rope, and reflected in the mirror and in the bare, polished surface of the table below.
Chpt 1 (definition 1)reflected = showed or shown (back)
- Harry sat up and examined the jagged piece on which he had cut himself, seeing nothing but his own bright green eye reflected back at him.
Chpt 2 (definition 1) *reflected = shown (back)
- He glanced over his shoulder, but the wall was a sickly peach color of Aunt Petunia's choosing: There was nothing blue there for the mirror to reflect.
Chpt 2 (definition 1)reflect = show back (an image)
- Harry looked at Ron and Hermione; their expressions reflected the mingled shock and gratitude he felt.
Chpt 11 (definition 2) *reflected = expressed
- Harry looked up and saw his own shock reflected in Ron's and Hermione's faces.
Chpt 11 (definition 2)
- The ice reflected his distorted shadow and the beam of wandlight, but deep below the thick, misty gray carapace, something else glinted.
Chpt 19 (definition 3)reflected = bounced back
- His eyes were wide, and the Riddle-Harry and the Riddle-Hermione were reflected in them, their hair swirling like flames, their eyes shining red, their voices lifted in an evil duet.
Chpt 19 (definition 1)reflected = showed or shown (back)
- He tilted the shard of mirror this way and that, and saw nothing reflected there but the walls and ceiling of their prison, and upstairs Hermione was screaming worse than ever, and next to him Ron was bellowing, "HERMIONE!"
Chpt 23 (definition 1)
- The elf swayed slightly, stars reflected in his wide, shining eyes.
Chpt 23 (definition 1)
- And here it was, beside the lake, reflected in the dark waters.
Chpt 24 (definition 1)
- the landscape seemed to grow larger and more detailed as he squinted over the side of the dragon, and he wondered whether it had divined the presence of fresh water by the flashes of reflected sunlight.
Chpt 27 (definition 3) *reflected = bounced back
Definitions:
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(1) (reflect as in: reflect in the mirror) show an image back (on a mirror or other shiny surface)
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(2) (reflect as in: reflect American Values) to show something -- such as to demonstrate, express, or representThe exact meaning of this sense of reflect depends upon its context. For example:
- "She says the immorality in the movie reflects American values." -- expresses or represents
- "It reflects the selfishness she had seen growing for years." -- demonstrates
- "She did not reflect the panic that surrounded her." -- demonstrate or show indication of
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(3) (reflect as in: reflect the light/heat/sound) bounce back (rather than absorbing)