| 释义 |
- n.侏儒；矮子；（神话中会魔法的）小矮人
- v.使显得矮小；使相形见绌
- adj.矮小的
- 网络变矮小；矮星
第三人称单数：dwarfs 现在分词：dwarfing 过去式：dwarfed 复数：dwarves 1. | （神话中会魔法的）小矮人(in stories) a creature like a small man, who has magic powers and who is usually described as living and working under the ground, especially working with metal |
2. | 矮子；侏儒an extremely small person, who will never grow to a normal size because of a physical problem; a person suffering from dwarfism |
1. | [obn] 矮小的much smaller than the normal size |
1. | ~ sth 使显得矮小；使相形见绌to make sth seem small or unimportant compared with sth else |
| The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks. 这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。 |
n. | 1. a small stocky imaginary being resembling a human, associated with mountains, mines, and buried treasures. Fictional dwarves were often believed to have magic powers and to be sometimes malevolent. 2. somebody of small stature due to medical reasons, usually somebody with an average-sized body but unusually short limbs, or somebody with growth hormone deficiency 3. a plant or animal that is much smaller than others of its species, usually as a result of selective breeding 4. an imaginary creature in children’s stories that looks like a very small old man 5. an offensive word for a person affected with the medical condition of dwarfism 6. a very small star that does not shine brightly 1. a small stocky imaginary being resembling a human, associated with mountains, mines, and buried treasures. Fictional dwarves were often believed to have magic powers and to be sometimes malevolent. 2. somebody of small stature due to medical reasons, usually somebody with an average-sized body but unusually short limbs, or somebody with growth hormone deficiency 3. a plant or animal that is much smaller than others of its species, usually as a result of selective breeding 4. an imaginary creature in children’s stories that looks like a very small old man 5. an offensive word for a person affected with the medical condition of dwarfism 6. a very small star that does not shine brightly | v. | 1. to make somebody or something else seem very small or very unimportant by comparison 2. to stunt the growth of somebody or something | adj. | 1. a dwarf tree, plant, or animal is much shorter or smaller than others of the same type |
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