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单词 miniature
释义
miniature
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmɪn.ə.tʃər/us
/ˈmɪn.i.ə.tʃɚ/
C2
used todescribesomething that is a verysmallcopyof anobject:
微型的；小型的；微小的
Iboughtsome miniaturefurniturefor my niece's doll'shouse.我为侄女的玩具屋买了一些微型家具模型。
Thesaurus: synonyms, antonyms, and examples
not great in size, amount, etc.
  • smallI live in a small town.
  • littleShe's a good little girl.
  • a littleI just want a little ice cream.
  • a little (bit)I was a little bit upset that she ate the last piece of cake.
  • tinyHis body was covered in tiny red spots.
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SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Extremely small
  • atomized
  • be knee-high to a grasshopperidiom
  • exiguous
  • fractional
  • imperceptible
  • incy
  • irreducibly
  • itsy-bitsy
  • itty-bitty
  • knee-high
  • Lilliputian
  • nano-
  • slim
  • subatomic
  • teensy
  • teeny
  • tiddly
  • tincy
  • vanishingly
  • weeny
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miniature
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmɪn.ə.tʃər/us
/ˈmɪn.i.ə.tʃɚ/

miniaturenoun[C](PAINTING)

a verysmallpainting, usually of aperson
袖珍画；小画像
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Pictures
  • -scape
  • abstract
  • aquatint
  • balloon
  • canvas
  • caricature
  • cartoon
  • foreground
  • graphic novel
  • graphics
  • halo
  • hellscape
  • identikit
  • pastel
  • pencil
  • poster
  • raster
  • rehang
  • screen print
  • shade
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miniaturenoun[C](ALCOHOLIC DRINK)

a verysmallbottleofalcoholicdrink
小瓶装的酒
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Containers for liquids and gases
  • aerosol
  • amphora
  • bottle
  • bucket
  • canister
  • churn
  • flask
  • growler
  • hip flask
  • hot-water bottle
  • hottie
  • howler
  • oxygen tank
  • siphon
  • sprayer
  • stoup
  • Thermos
  • tin can
  • tinnie
  • travel mug
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in miniature
C2
smallerthanusual:
缩小的；微型的
Themodelrailwayhas all thebuildings,bridges, andtreesin miniature.这个铁路模型包括了所有建筑物、桥梁和树木的缩微景观。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Small
  • baby
  • bijou
  • bite-sized
  • compactly
  • compactness
  • dwarf
  • midget
  • modest
  • on the large, small, etc. sideidiom
  • pint-sized
  • pocket handkerchief
  • pocket-sized
  • poky
  • sampler
  • shoe box
  • shrunken
  • skimpy
  • slightness
  • smallish
  • wee
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(Definition ofminiaturefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

miniature| American Dictionary

miniature
adjective[not gradable]
us
/ˈmɪn·i·əˌtʃʊr,-tʃər/
verysmall:
She hasdollhousefilledwith miniaturefurniture.
miniature
noun[C/U]
us
/ˈmɪn·i·əˌtʃʊr,-tʃər/
(of anobject) thestateof being muchsmallerthan the thing itrepresents, or such anobject:
[U]Sheboughtamodelof the EmpireStateBuilding in miniature.
(Definition ofminiaturefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofminiature

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To further understanding of policy problems, experimental economists construct small-scale abstractions of real-world problems (although typically theseminiaturereplicas are framed in abstract terms).
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An aedicule was originally the architecture of the small shrine, aminiaturetemple that celebrated the statue of the deity within.
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Since readers had to guess the names, the poem must have had the character of a set ofminiatureriddles.
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Miniaturestereo radio transmitter for simultaneous recording of multiple single-neuron signals from behaving owls.
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In total, seven funerary ollas, two hollow figurines, 23 vessels, and oneminiatureolla were found.
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Accompanying such analyses we find stories within stories, plot summaries that present an (often complicated) opera inminiature, making the libretto manageable.
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No programme exists for these pithy and highly expressive works,miniaturemaster pieces everyone.
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Gold and silver letters were used, sometimes for the entire text; decorated initials, ornamental borders and miniatures are also frequently found.
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The assemblage includes numerous items made of hammered and engraved sheet gold, including disks, ornaments, masks,miniaturemasks, and effigy spear points.
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Theminiaturetags contain silicon chips and antennas that transmit information to a receiver very much as the listening 'bugs' used by the security services.
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Composed of hundreds ofminiaturehistologic tissue cores taken from patient tumors and arrayed in a grid pattern, tissue microarrays have great potential for automation.
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Much of this is depicted and reinforced in the two miniatures that frame the text.
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The unattained completeness he conjures with play - and by building aminiatureuniverse for himself.
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Theseminiatureaids are difficult to use if there is any problem with manual dexterity.
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I posit that this is because theminiaturemodel had such a great influence on selection.
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