microcosm

英 [ˈmaɪkrəʊkɒzəm]

美 [ˈmaɪkroʊkɑːzəm]

n.  缩影; 具体而微者

复数：microcosms　

TOEFLIELTS

BNC.18851 / COCA.14447

习惯用语

n.

in microcosm
• 小规模地
  on a small scale
• The developments in this town represent in microcosm what is happening in the country as a whole.
  这座城镇的发展以小见大，体现了整个国家的发展。

牛津词典

noun

• 缩影；具体而微者
  a thing, a place or a group that has all the features and qualities of sth much larger
  1. The family is a microcosm of society.
     家庭是社会的缩影。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 微观世界;缩影
  Amicrocosmis a small society, place, or activity which has all the typical features of a much larger one and so seems like a smaller version of it.
  1. Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s...
     基切尔说这个城市曾经是20世纪60年代整个美国文化的缩影。
  2. In many respects, Mahan's story is that of the Asian community in microcosm.
     从许多方面来说，马汉的经历就是亚裔团体的经历的缩影。

英英释义

noun

• a miniature model of something

双语例句

• In a sense, British waters are a microcosm of the global industry.
  从某种意义上说，英国水域是全球石油行业的一个缩影。
• The market may be viewed as a microcosm of the larger world.
  这个市场可视为是大世界中的一个小天地。
• In theory, Congress is supposed to represent a microcosm of America.
  从理论上讲，国会应该是美国的一个缩影。
• Today is your whole life in a small atom, is a microcosm of your life.
  今天是你整个生命的一个小原子，是你一生的缩影。
• Demonstrating his occasionally very accurate ear for English idiom, he said, The microcosm becomes the macrocosm.
  他偶尔展现对英语句子的精准听力，说：微观世界变为宏观世界。
• Kitchell says the city was a microcosm of all American culture during the '60s
  基切尔说这个城市曾经是20世纪60年代整个美国文化的缩影。
• In many respects, Mahan's story is that of the Asian community in microcosm.
  从许多方面来说，马汉的经历就是亚裔团体的经历的缩影。
• This neighborhood is a microcosm of life in urban america.
  这个社区就是美国城市生活的缩影。
• We are a microcosm of what UK industry should be like.
  我们是英国出版业应如何发展的缩影。
• This small island contains the whole of nature in microcosm.
  这个小岛包含着小而完整的自然界。