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miniature adj.小型的；小规模的n.缩图；小画像；小模型 (1) 小女孩有个小型照相机。(2) 这孩子正在玩他的小型玩具铁路。(3) 她简直是她母亲的缩影。(4) 她一直握在手中的那个小画像,落在了地板上。(5) 他给我显示了大厦的模型。(6) 他有一艘泰坦尼克号的精致小模型。 When something is a miniature, it is like it has been shrunk down in size. It's not just small, it's a small replica of something else. If you made a dollhouse that was a scale representation of your own house, it would be a miniature of your home. It would also be a little weird.

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英 ['mɪnətʃə(r)] 美 ['mɪnətʃər] (1) The little girl has a miniature camera.(2) The child was playing with his miniature railway.(3) She is just like her mother in miniature.(4) The miniature, which she had been holding in her hand, fell down upon the floor.(5) He showed me the miniature of the mansion.(6) He owns a detailed miniature of the Titanic. Things that are miniature are teeny tiny versions of something else. Think miniature poodle. Unless you don't like small dogs. Then think miniature footballs. Aww, cute. 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.   [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.   [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.

英语单词	miniature
英美音标	英 ['mɪnətʃə(r)] 美 ['mɪnətʃər]
中文释义	adj.小型的；小规模的 n.缩图；小画像；小模型
英语例句	(1) The little girl has a miniature camera. (2) The child was playing with his miniature railway. (3) She is just like her mother in miniature. (4) The miniature, which she had been holding in her hand, fell down upon the floor. (5) He showed me the miniature of the mansion. (6) He owns a detailed miniature of the Titanic.
中文例句	(1) 小女孩有个小型照相机。 (2) 这孩子正在玩他的小型玩具铁路。 (3) 她简直是她母亲的缩影。 (4) 她一直握在手中的那个小画像,落在了地板上。 (5) 他给我显示了大厦的模型。 (6) 他有一艘泰坦尼克号的精致小模型。
vocabulary简明	Things that are miniature are teeny tiny versions of something else. Think miniature poodle. Unless you don't like small dogs. Then think miniature footballs. Aww, cute.
vocabulary扩展	When something is a miniature, it is like it has been shrunk down in size. It's not just small, it's a small replica of something else. If you made a dollhouse that was a scale representation of your own house, it would be a miniature of your home. It would also be a little weird.
柯林斯解释	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. [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. [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.

Miniature Small Detailed Scale Describe Smaller Version Thing