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

• You might pass the time constructing miniatures from the toothpicks.
  你或许可以用牙签制作微雕，以熬过这段时间。
• 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。
• 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。
• That night, after the kids were zipped into their sleeping sacks and I was sure they weren't awake, I handed Bob a bag of large marshmallows and I grabbed a bag of the miniatures.
  那天晚上，当孩子们钻到他们的睡袋以后，我确信他们已经睡着了，我递给鲍博一袋大浆果然后拿了一袋小的。
• 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。
• There is here a very fine display of weapons and armor, pottery, miniatures and sculptures.
  这里展品丰富，陈列着多种兵器、盔甲、陶器、模型和雕塑。
• Back then the living idols of the German soccer team were ad hoc scanned stereoscopically to reproduce them as10 centimeter large, marketable plastic miniatures in China.
  立体扫描作为那时的生活偶像的德国足球队，并在中国的小型塑料市场把他们做成10厘米大的模型。
• To see presentation changes, switch the outline pane to show slide miniatures.
  若要查看演示文稿的更改情况，请切换到大纲窗格放映幻灯片缩图。
• She collects miniatures of dogs.
  她收集缩微小狗模型。
• Don't take that wrong. I'm saying you're miniatures.
  别误会，我不是说你们小。