剑桥高阶英汉双解词典 - miniature collapse

miniature
[UK]/'mɪn.ɪ.tʃər/ [US]/-tʃɚ/
adjective [before noun]
* describes something which is a very small copy of an object
微型的；小型的；微小的

1. I bought some miniature furniture for my niece's dolls' house.
我为我侄女的玩具屋买了一些模型家俱模型。

[UK]/'mɪn.ɪ.tʃər/ [US]/-tʃɚ/
noun [C]
PAINTING 画
* a very small painting, usually of a person
微型画；小画像

[UK]/'mɪn.ɪ.tʃər/ [US]/-tʃɚ/
noun [C]
ALCOHOLIC DRINK 酒精饮料
* a very small bottle of alcoholic drink
小瓶装的酒

[UK]/'mɪn.ɪ.tʃər/ [US]/-tʃɚ/
noun [C]
in miniature
* smaller than usual
缩小的；微型的

1. He's made a model of our village, with all the buildings and roads in miniature.
他做了个我们村庄的模型，里面有所有建筑物和道路的缩微景观。

柯林斯COBUILD高阶英汉双解学习词典 - miniature collapse

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1.ADJ 形容词微小的;（尤指）微型的，微缩版的 Miniature is used to describe something which is very small, especially a smaller version of something which is normally much bigger.

【搭配模式】：ADJ n

  • ...miniature roses...

    小玫瑰花

  • 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。

2.PHRASE 短语微型的；缩微的 If you describe one thing as another thing in miniature, you mean that it is much smaller in size or scale than the other thing, but is otherwise exactly the same.

【搭配模式】：usu n PHR

  • 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。

  • 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。

3.N-COUNT 可数名词（常指人物的）微型画，袖珍画像 A miniature is a very small detailed painting, often of a person.
    4.N-COUNT 可数名词小瓶装烈酒 A miniature is a very small bottle of strong alcohol such as whisky or brandy, and usually contains enough for one or two drinks.

      牛津高阶英汉双解 第7版 - miniature collapse

      miniature
      mini·ature / 5minEtFE(r); NAmE also -tFur / adjective [only before noun]
         very small; much smaller than usual
         很小的；微型的；小型的:
         miniature roses
         小玫瑰花
         a rare breed of miniature horses
         一种罕见的小矮马
         It looks like a miniature version of James Bond's car.
         它看上去像一辆小型的詹姆斯 · 邦德的汽车。 noun1. a very small detailed painting, often of a person
         微型画；小画像
      2. a very small copy or model of sth; a very small version of sth
         缩微模型；微型复制品:
         brandy miniatures (= very small bottles)
         小瓶白兰地
       IDIOMS 
      ▪ in miniature
         on a very small scale
         小规模的；小型的:
         a doll's house with everything in miniature
         样样东西都很小的玩具小房子
         Through play, children act out in miniature the dramas of adult life.
         通过游戏,孩子们演出了成年人生活的缩影。

      牛津搭配语词典 第2版 - miniature collapse

      miniature adj.
      Miniature is used with these nouns: camera, golf, keyboard, painter, painting, railway, replica, submarine, version

      The American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - miniature collapse

      miniature
       1.
         in miniature
         on a small scale; greatly reduced
       2.
         in miniature
         on a small scale; greatly reduced

      牛津英语同义词学习词典 - miniature collapse

      miniature adj.
      ⇨ small

      新牛津英语同义词词典 - miniature collapse

      miniature

      adjective
      a miniature railway
      SMALL-SCALE , scaled-down, mini; tiny, little, small, minute, baby, toy, pocket, midget, dwarf, pygmy, minuscule, microscopic, micro, diminutive, reduced, Lilliputian; Scottish wee; N. Amer. vest-pocket; informal teeny, teeny-weeny, teensy, teensy-weensy, weeny, itsy-bitsy, itty-bitty, eensy, eensy-weensy, tiddly, pint-sized, bite-sized; Brit. informal titchy; N. Amer. informal little-bitty.
      -opposite(s): GIANT.

      词源记忆 - miniature collapse

      miniature 缩微模型，微型画，细密画
      来自意大利语miniatura, 小插图，小插画，来自拉丁语miniare, 涂红，来自minium, 红铅。一种古罗马时期的红色涂料，类似于朱砂，在古代用于给手稿绘制插图，引申词义缩微模型，微型画等。并由该词衍生于常见前缀mini-, 小的，短的。