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- miniature
1.
ADJ
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.
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...miniature roses...
小玫瑰花
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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。
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PHRASE
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.
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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。
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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
（常指人物的）微型画，袖珍画像 A miniature is a very small detailed painting, often of a person.
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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.
- Noun
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1. painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
- synonym： illumination
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2. copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size
- synonym： toy
- Adjective
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1. being on a very small scale;
- "a miniature camera"
- 1. Frank gently lifted the crockery out of the box and suddenly noticed a miniature painting at the bottom of the packing-case.
- 弗兰克从箱子里轻轻地拎出陶器，突然发现箱底有一张微型油画。
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- 2. Games are real life in miniature.
- 游戏是现实生活的缩影。
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- 3. He's giving a party in miniature on his birthday.
- 他生日那天将举行一个小型晚会。
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- 4. I have a detailed miniature of the Titanic.
- 我有一个“泰坦尼克”号的精细模型。
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- 5. Paris is France in miniature.
- 巴黎是法国的缩影。
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- 6. The art of Biblical miniature painting has a history of a thousand years.
- 圣经微型画艺术已有1000年的历史。
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- 7. The atomic structure is often compared to a miniature solar system.
- 原子结构时常被比喻为微型太阳系。
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- 8. The child was playing with his miniature train.
- 那个孩子在玩他的小火车。
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- 9. The children are playing around the miniature railway.
- 孩子们围着小火车玩耍。
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