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

• As the miniatures of the central government, local governments play a vital part in social development.
  地方政府是政府的缩影，在社会发展中起着同样至关重要的作用。
• These miniatures are obsessively precise.
  这些模型太过精准了。
• 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。
• Previously, he made miniatures to order but decided against it when his orders came stretched to seven years in advance. He decided it was easier to make the pieces in batches because there was worldwide demand for them.
  在此之前，他会依订单制作，当他发现有人已经开始提前7年预定后，他决定成批制作，因为世界各地市场需求很大。
• The art of creating Miniatures is thought to have existed for thousands of years.
  人们认为袖珍艺术好几千年前就已经存在了。
• 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。
• With his supple handling of clay, wood, and zinc to adroitly handcraft miniatures, Cha constructs two rooms in symbolic contrast;
  他巧妙的操弄黏土、木材、锌料，亲手创造出这些细致的物体，建构出两个对比鲜明的房间。
• 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。
• 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。
• This class covers real-world construction of motion picture style props, miniatures and practical effects gags.
  这个类，涵盖了现实世界的电影风格的道具，微缩模型和实际效果堵嘴建设。