单词	miniature
释义	miniature1 adjectiveminiature2 noun miniaturemin‧ia‧ture1 /ˈmɪnətʃə $ ˈmɪniətʃər/ ●○○ adjective [only before noun] Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES a miniature train a miniature TV with a 2 inch screen Next to the beach there's a miniature railway. The locket contained a miniature portrait of her late husband. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS But this attempt to create a miniature Saratoga Springs at Niagara failed. On top of the cab was a very big circular disc with a grille over it like miniature venetian blinds. The miniature stainless-steel kitchenette looked as if it had never been cooked in. The author, once a portrait and miniature painter, now devoted himself to pictorial photography. There are buttons you can press to set this miniature world in motion. These girls are not miniature women. With eyes half closed he could see it as a miniature cannon. Thesaurus THESAURUSvery small► tiny very small – used about objects, numbers, or amounts: · a tiny island· Dairy foods provide your body with a tiny amount of vitamin D. ► teeny informal very small – used for emphasis: · I’ll just have a teeny bit of cream.· There’s just one teeny little problem.· a teeny little house ► minute extremely small and extremely difficult to see or notice: · They found minute traces of poison in his body.· The differences are minute.· minute creatures ► miniature a miniature camera, watch, railway etc is made in a very small size. A miniature horse, dog etc is bred to be a very small size: · The spy used a miniature camera.· the fashion for miniature pets ► microscopic extremely small and impossible to see without special equipment: · microscopic organisms· microscopic particles of dust ► minuscule extremely small in a surprising way: · She was wearing a minuscule bikini.· The threat from terrorism is minuscule compared to other risks in our lives. ► itty-bitty/itsy-bitsy [only before noun] American English informal very small: · An itty-bitty little bug crawled across his forehead.· We stayed at some itty-bitty hotel in a back street. Longman Language Activatorextremely small in size► tiny · Have you seen Vic's apartment? It's tiny.· Luke put out his hand and touched the tiny fingers of his baby daughter.· a tiny village in the mountainstiny little · The box was full of tiny little blue and white beads. ► minute extremely small and difficult to see: · Police found minute traces of blood on the car seats.· Her writing's so minute that it's difficult to read.· The problem was caused by minute particles of dust getting in the disk drive. ► minuscule a lot smaller than usual, especially in a way that seems surprising: · Compared to its adult size, a new-born kangaroo is minuscule.· The pool was surrounded by bronzed girls wearing minuscule bikinis. ► microscopic an object or living creature that is microscopic is so small that it is difficult or impossible to see without using special equipment: · The skin is covered with microscopic hairs, invisible to the naked eye.· A primitive form of microscopic life may have existed on Mars billions of years ago.· Many of these organisms are microscopic in size. ► miniature very small, but made just like something of normal size: · Next to the beach there's a miniature railway.· The locket contained a miniature portrait of her late husband.· a miniature TV with a 2 inch screen Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY► miniature version  He looked like a miniature version of his father. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► golf · I grew up a connoisseur of pavilions and winter gardens and miniature golf courses.· Bill says on the last visit to her Outer Banks cottage, he and Ann played miniature golf and discussed biotechnology.· That's why they had torn down the children's hospital to make room for the miniature golf course.· The Gores and the Clintons played miniature golf. ► railway · Other features include a miniature railway.· The Centre's miniature railway was swamped with customers over the whole weekend.· At first glance there appears to be a preponderance of narrow gauge or what I would call miniature railways.· Children will enjoy Lightwater Valley which has, amongst other attractions, a miniature railway grand-prix track and fun rides.· A miniature railway links Eirias Park with the pier - an attractive feature stretching out to sea.· Children will love the adventure playground and miniature railway, picnic sites and woodland walks.· The Headmaster turned towards a row of small carts sitting on a miniature railway track that stretched the length of the corridor. ► version · What dreary offices we inhabit, I thought as I allowed my gaze to travel round this miniature version of my own.· Now however, a miniature version of the race riot that Gallagher had predicted exploded on campus.· The family and home was a miniature version of the nation state. much smaller than normal:  miniature roses a miniature railway He looked like a miniature version of his father.► see thesaurus at small miniature1 adjectiveminiature2 noun miniatureminiature2 noun Word Origin WORD ORIGINminiature2 Origin: 1500-1600 Italian miniatura ‘art of drawing small pictures in a book’, from Latin miniare ‘to color with minium’, from minium ‘red substance used for coloring pictures in old books’; influenced by minute and minimum Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES portrait miniatures EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS Among her prize-winning stock is Bickels Tinker Toy, which she says is one of the smallest miniatures in the world. But for the vertigo shot alone, a horizontal miniature was built to avoid counter-weighting the heavy VistaVision camera. For instance, you could create two groups of miniatures in the recesses on either side of a fireplace. In fact, in many cases, the very size of miniatures makes them more suitable for particular ideas and arrangements. The building joins miniatures of Hampton Court and Fontainebleau Palace at the museum. The carcass is small so that cuts appear to be miniatures of beef cuts. These are complete miniatures of the parents and will soon busily be eating brine shrimp. We've got a painting of Parsons here somewhere, a miniature done by another member of the club called Peter Lens. word sets WORD SETS► Painting and Drawing abstract, nounacrylic, adjectiveacrylics, nounaltarpiece, nounaquatint, nounbrush, nounbrushwork, nouncanvas, nouncartridge paper, nouncollage, nouncubism, noundiptych, noundrawing, nouneasel, nounetching, nounexecute, verbexecution, nounfauvism, nounfigure, nounfix, verbfixative, nounframe, verbfreehand, adjectivefresco, nounfull face, adjectivegallery, nounglaze, noungouache, nounhalf-length, adjectivehatching, nounhighlight, nounhue, nounicon, nounillustration, nounillustrator, nounimpressionism, nounimpressionist, nounlettering, nounlife, nounline drawing, nounlithograph, nounlithography, nounminiature, nounminiaturist, nounmural, nounoil paint, nounoil painting, nounold master, nounpaintbox, nounpaintbrush, nounpainter, nounpainterly, adjectivepainting, nounpalette, nounpalette knife, nounpanel, nounpastel, nounpastel, adjectivepencil, nounperspective, nounpictogram, nounpigment, nounpointillism, nounportrait, nounportraiture, nounposter paint, nounprimitive, nounretouch, verbrice paper, nounseascape, nounself-portrait, nounshade, nounshade, verbshading, nounshow, verbsit, verbsitting, nounsketch, nounsketch, verbstencil, nounstencil, verbstill life, nounstipple, verbsubject, nounsurrealism, nounsurrealistic, adjectivetempera, nountrace, verbtriptych, nounview, nounwall painting, nounwatercolour, noun Phrases PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► in miniature She has her mother's face in miniature. 1in miniature exactly like something or someone but much smaller:  She’s her mother in miniature.2[countable] a very small painting, usually of a person3[countable] a very small bottle containing an alcoholic drink:  a miniature of whiskey
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