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

• Hans van Manen's "Visions Fugitives" takes its title and structure from Prokofiev's accompanying musical miniatures and explores a different dance idea in each of its20 sections.
  “幻想瞬间”是汉斯-冯-马能根据俄罗斯作曲家普罗科菲耶夫同名音乐改编的，并在它的20个章节中发展了不同的舞蹈理念。
• Don't take that wrong. I'm saying you're miniatures.
  别误会，我不是说你们小。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She collects miniatures of dogs.
  她收集缩微小狗模型。
• 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。
• Inset in the paneling are 260 rare miniatures of Indo-Persian heritage.
  壁板中镶嵌的是260块稀有的古印度波斯特色的微雕。
• He painted miniatures and large pictures.
  既画迷你像，也画更大的画。
• These miniatures are obsessively precise.
  这些模型太过精准了。