" The earliest datable examples were painted in France by Jean Clouet the Younger at the court of Francis I; in England H. Holbein the Younger produced masterpieces in miniature under Henry VIII and inspired a long tradition of the practice, known as "limning.""

可考的最早的作品由克卢埃在法国弗朗西斯一世的宫廷中完成。在英国,小霍尔拜因在亨利八世的宫廷中创作了许多细密画名作,影响了绘画实践的长期传统,被称为"肖像画"。

属类：行业术语-艺术-绘画与书法

diorama:a three-dimensional miniature or life-size scene in which figures, stuffed wildlife, or other objects are arranged in a naturalistic setting against a painted background.

立体布景:一个三维画像或逼真的物件放在写实的背景画面前.

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A patient with lung cancer, say, might undergo gene therapy, breathing in genetically altered cold viruses that don’t cause infection but instead act as miniature delivery vans carrying copies of the p53 gene.

例如,肺癌病人可以做基因治疗,吸入不会导致传染的遗传转变基因冷冻病毒,这些病毒就像是一辆装满p53基因的微型货车一样。

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Meggie dropped to her knees, scrabbling frantically to collect the miniature clothes before more damage was done them

麦琪跪在地上,拼命地将小衣服抢了出来以免遭到进一步损害。

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The fortieth anniversary of his coming into the world was due in August next year, and he was already rehearsing in miniature the magnificent birthday party in the old-fashioned style that he had promised himself

明年八月里,他打算替自己做四十岁的大寿。他喜欢照前清老式的排场,大大地热闹一番;今儿早上没有事,他就搬出他那宝贝的“小摆设”来预先演习。

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miniature ambulance for countryside use

农村微型救护车,农村小型救护车

属类：化学及生命科学-医学词汇-

Miniature landscape originated in China 1,300 years ago, and falls into two main categories potted trees and potted rockeries, potted trees are attractive, natural, miniature version of trees.

盆景出现在1300年以前,通常包括树桩和石山．树景迷人,自然,是树的微缩。

属类：行业术语-艺术-工艺

Unique shapes are created by frequent trimming and binding. Potted rockeries, or miniature rock gardens, are rrangements of tiny plants and objects, such as a small bridge, house, boat or cart, to look like an entire mountain scene.

人们通过定期修剪和绑扎使其形状独特。石山包括细小植物和物体。如小桥,房屋,船,马车,以模仿真实山区景色。

属类：行业术语-艺术-工艺

Thereupon, we rose to our feet simultaneously and walked along a cobbled footpath beside the lawn towards the miniature Beihai

说到这里,我们两人都不约而同地站了起来。沿着草坪旁用卵石铺成的小径,走到“北海”跟前。

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So he spent the next five hours painstakingly working with clay to create a miniature bike.

随后的5个小时,罗恩精心地用胶泥制作一辆微型自行车。

属类：文学表达-文学-散文

With the development of miniature cameras of great mechanical precision, lenses combining sharpness with great light-passing power, and film of high sensitivity, it is no longer necessary to use auxiliary lighting for most situations.

随着具有更高机械精密度的小型照相机、清晰性和光学效果更佳的镜头,以及感光程度更高的胶卷等的发展,许多摄影场合已不再需要附加光源。

属类：行业术语-传媒-印刷媒体

The world in miniature

缩小的世界模型

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He has a miniature of the Eiffel Tower on his desk.

他的书桌上放着一座埃菲尔铁塔的模型。

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He showed me the miniature of the mansion.

他给我显示了大厦的模型。

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He also mastered the secrets of miniature painting

他还工于界画。

属类：社会文化-绘画-吴门画派

They mistakenly thought that the sperm cell contained a miniature preformed human being that grew when it was deposited in the female genital tract.

他们误以为精子细胞在女性外生殖器着床时就已经内含缩小的人体。

属类：人文学科-宗教-古兰经解说

He set up a three-inch-high funeral curtain and laid white satin covers over the miniature ebony chairs, arranging every detail with greater care and enthusiasm than he would ever have expended on his match factory

他竖起了三寸高的孝帏,又把那些火柴盒子大小的乌木双靠椅子都换上了白缎子的小椅披;他一项一项布置,实在比他经营那火柴厂要热心得多,而且更加有计画!

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Though he sat in the center of the class, he seemed totally alone, encased by a miniature world of his own.

他虽然坐在教室的正中间,但好像是与世隔绝的,处身于自己的小天地里。

属类：综合句库-英汉翻译-

Sleeve Board: a well-padded miniature board useful for pressing sleeves and small areas.

烫袖板:一个小形的、带有衬垫的板,用于熨烫袖子和细小部位。

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Miniature circuit Breaker

跳菲;小型电路断路器

属类：工程技术-机电行业-

Over the phone lines, speaking close to the miniature carbon-mike, our expert debunked the Encirclement threat, gave the truth about British air-strength and a whole heap of vital facts

通过电话线,紧对着微型麦克风,我们的这位专家揭穿了“包围”这一恫吓的真相,如实地提供了英国的空中实力和一大堆关键性的事实。

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Right. Miniature painting is a term applied both to western portrait miniatures and to the Indian and Islamic forms of manuscript painting. Portrait miniatures, or limnings, were originally painted in watercolour with body colour on vellum and card.

微型画一词包括西方肖像微型画和印度及伊斯兰手稿图饰。肖像微型画又称Limnings。用水彩和不透明颜料作画于羊皮纸和卡片上。。

属类：行业术语-艺术-绘画与书法

The racing of miniature cars.

微型汽车赛车运动

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Miniature fuses-Part 1 : definitions for miniature fuses and general requirements for miniature fuse-links.

微型熔断器.第1部分:微型熔断器的定义和微型熔断体的一般要求

属类：行业标准名称-国际标准-NF C60-430-1991

Miniature fuses. Part 5 : guidelines for quality assessment of miniature fuse-links.

微型熔断器.第5部分:评定微型更换件质量指南.

属类：行业标准名称-国际标准-NF C60-434-1991(欧洲标准 EN 60127-5)

They were often worn in jewelled, enamelled lockets. Indian and Islamic miniature paintings include religious and historical narrative, cosmic maps, and medical, palmistry and astrological charts, as well as illustrations to poems, songs. and romantic epics.

微型肖像画常嵌于带有首饰和瓷釉修饰的纪念盒上。印度和伊斯兰微型画包括宗教和历史故事、天文图、医学、手相和星相图,还包括诗词,歌曲和浪漫史诗插图。

属类：行业术语-艺术-绘画与书法

Specification of nuclear fuel rods for miniature neutron source reactor

微型中子源反应堆核燃料棒技术条件

属类：行业标准名称-国家标准名-GB/T13368-1992

miniature end-plate potential,mEPP

微终板电位,小终板电位

属类：化学及生命科学-医学词汇-

I gave him an abridgment of this whole history, I gave him a picture of my conduct for fifty years in miniature

我把我全部的历史简略地告诉了他,我让他看到了我五十年来生活的缩影。

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We have some miniature editions of this anthology.

我们有这本文集的袖珍本。

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