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 family is a microcosm of society.
  家庭是社会的缩影。
• You microcosm will become same as universe macrocosm.
  微观世界的你变得和宏观世界的宇宙同为一体。
• 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。
• This is a complex dispute that is a political microcosm of South African society.
  这次的争端十分复杂，它是南非社会现状在政治上的一个缩影。
• To me it seemed a microcosm of what the whole country could become.
  对我说来，它似乎是整个国家有可能所成模样的一具缩影。
• Degradation dynamics of carbendazim in soil and its effects on community diversity of soil microorganisms were investigated in a microcosm mimicking soil ecosystem.
  采用实验室模拟方法研究了多菌灵在土壤生态系统中的降解动态及其对土壤微生物群落多样性的影响。
• 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。
• 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。
• The world wide problems we are facing are illustrated in microcosm by the situation in our own country.
  我们自己国家的情况是我们所面临的世界性问题的缩影。