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dwarf

dwarf

[英] [dwɔ:f] [美] [dwɔrf] 生词本

n.

vt.

vi.

adj.

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1. VERB 使显得矮小;使相形见绌 If one person or thing is dwarfed by another, the second is so much bigger than the first that it makes them look very small. 
  • His figure is dwarfed by the huge red McDonald's sign...

    在巨大的红色麦当劳标志牌下,他显得很矮小。

  • The US air travel market dwarfs that of Britain.

    与美国航空旅行市场比起来,英国的航空旅行市场相形见绌。

2. N-COUNT (星系中较小的、不是很亮的)矮星 Dwarf is used to describe a particular kind of star which is quite small and not very bright. 
  • ...a white dwarf star.

    白色的矮星

  • ...a red dwarf.

    红色的矮星

3. ADJ (动植物等)矮小的,矮种的 Dwarf is used to describe varieties or species of plants and animals which are much smaller than the usual size for their kind. 
  • ...dwarf shrubs.

    矮灌木丛

4. N-COUNT (童话故事中的)小矮人 In children's stories, a dwarf is an imaginary creature that is like a small man. Dwarfs often have magical powers. 
5. N-COUNT 矮子;侏儒 In former times, people who were much smaller than normal were called dwarfs
Noun

1. a person who is abnormally small

2. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure

Verb

1. make appear small by comparison;

  • "This year's debt dwarves that of last year"

2. check the growth of;

  • "the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines"

农学

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  • 1.矮化
  • 2.又称 :矮化(stunt)

医学

  • 1.侏儒,矮人:身材异常短小的人
1. A dwarf going upstairs getting higher step by step.
矮子上楼梯,步步登高。

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2. He is a dwarf.
他是一个矮子。

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3. The dwarf's long arms were not proportional to his height.
那侏儒的长臂与他的身高不成比例。

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