miniature
adj. 小型的,微小的
n. 微型复制品; 微小模型; 微型画; 微型人像画
Miniature is used to describe something which is very small, especially a smaller version of something which is normally much bigger.
...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。
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.
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。
A miniature is a very small detailed painting, often of a person.
A miniature is a very small bottle of strong alcohol such as whisky or brandy, and usually contains enough for one or two drinks.
1. painting or drawing included in a book (especially in illuminated medieval manuscripts)
2. copy that reproduces something in greatly reduced size
1. being on a very small scale;
little, small, tiny, minute, miniature
这些形容词均有"小的"之意。
in miniature
(仿制品)缩微的,微型的,小型的
Miniature furniture, for example, was discovered in the pyramids of Egypt.
比如, 曾在埃及的金字塔中发现了袖珍家具.
He's giving a party in miniature on his birthday.
他生日那天将举行一个小型晚会.
Crown variegated dark green, yellow and beige, plain. Miniature.
深绿色, 黄色和灰褐色组合成的皇冠斑叶, 一般型叶. 迷你型.
In the museum there is a miniature of the ship Mayflower.
博物馆里陈列着“五月花号”船的缩小模型.
Paris is France in miniature.
巴黎是法国的缩影.