miniatures

英 [ˈmɪnətʃəz]

美 [ˈmɪniətʃərz]

n.  微型画; 小画像; 缩微模型; 微型复制品
miniature的复数

柯林斯词典

• ADJ 微小的;（尤指）微型的，微缩版的
  Miniatureis used to describe something which is very small, especially a smaller version of something which is normally much bigger.
  1. ...miniature roses...
     小玫瑰花
  2. He looked like a miniature version of his handsome and elegant big brother.
     他看上去就像是他那个英俊儒雅的哥哥的迷你版。
• PHRASE 微型的；缩微的
  If you describe one thing as another thingin miniature, you mean that it is much smaller in size or scale than the other thing, but is otherwise exactly the same.
  1. Ecuador provides a perfect introduction to South America; it's a continent in miniature...
     厄瓜多尔是认识南美洲的绝佳切入点，它是南美大陆的缩影。
  2. If it can be done full-size, I can do it in miniature.
     如果可以做成与原物相同大小的，我就可以做成缩微的。
• （常指人物的）微型画，袖珍画像
  Aminiatureis a very small detailed painting, often of a person.
• 小瓶装烈酒
  Aminiatureis a very small bottle of strong alcohol such as whisky or brandy, and usually contains enough for one or two drinks.

双语例句

• The political information communication miniatures the construction of political civilization in a nation.
  政治信息沟通是一个国家政治文明建设的缩影。
• And that, said Mrs. Reynolds, pointing to another of the miniatures, is my master& and very like him.
  雷诺奶奶指着另一张画像说，这就是我的小主人，画得象极了。
• Because it is possible that the miniatures that were made all by hands are of very poorer qualities in both the physical properties and aesthetic levels.
  其实这里可以延伸下去嘛，就说其实更在于考古价值和历史意义和审美价值，这些都不在于它是否手工制作的。
• It was an old fashioned golden locket bearing miniatures of her father and mother with their names and the date of their marriage.
  那是一个刻着她父母的名字还有他们的结婚日期的老式金制的小饰盒。
• The evil and dirty characters in the novels by He Wen are a gang of fashionable colorful modern a q.they are miniatures of the big society.
  何文小说中的“恶浊”人物，是一班颇具时尚色彩的“现代阿q”，他们是大社会的一个缩影。
• I collect early English miniatures.
  我收集早期的英国微型画像。
• Schumann might seen the obvious19th-century example, but many of his miniatures are really fragments of larger works, and only make complete sense in sequence.
  舒曼似乎是19世纪的典型代表，但他的许多短曲实际是大型作品的片段，只有连续地演奏才有完整的意义。
• He painted miniatures and large pictures.
  既画迷你像，也画更大的画。
• Don't take that wrong. I'm saying you're miniatures.
  别误会，我不是说你们小。
• David Edwards, who once played cello in the Scottish National Orchestra, gave up his professional music career to make dolls house miniatures when he realised there was a gap in the market.
  大卫爱德华兹曾在苏格兰国家交响乐团演奏大提琴，后来当他发现玩偶之家微型玩具市场缺口后就放弃了了自己的音乐事业。