dwarf

英 [dwɔːf]

美 [dwɔːrf]

n.  (神话中有魔法的)小矮人; 矮子; 侏儒
adj.  矮小的
v.  使显得矮小; 使相形见绌

复数：dwarfs　过去分词：dwarfed　过去式：dwarfed　第三人称单数：dwarfs　现在分词：dwarfing　

CET6考研TOEFLIELTSGRETEM8

Collins.2 / BNC.6218 / COCA.6855

牛津词典

noun

• （神话中有魔法的）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
• 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

adj.

• 矮小的
  much smaller than the normal size
  1. dwarf conifers
     矮小的针叶树

verb

• 使显得矮小；使相形见绌
  to make sth seem small or unimportant compared with sth else
  1. 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。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使显得矮小;使相形见绌
  If one person or thingis dwarfedby another, the second is so much bigger than the first that it makes them look very small.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• N-COUNT (星系中较小的、不是很亮的)矮星
  Dwarfis used to describe a particular kind of star which is quite small and not very bright.
  1. ...a white dwarf star.
     白色的矮星
  2. ...a red dwarf.
     红色的矮星
• ADJ (动植物等)矮小的,矮种的
  Dwarfis used to describe varieties or species of plants and animals which are much smaller than the usual size for their kind.
  1. ...dwarf shrubs.
     矮灌木丛
• (童话故事中的)小矮人
  In children's stories, adwarfis an imaginary creature that is like a small man. Dwarfs often have magical powers.
• 矮子;侏儒
  In former times, people who were much smaller than normal were calleddwarfs.

英英释义

noun

• a plant or animal that is atypically small
• a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man
  Synonym:gnome
• a person who is markedly small
  Synonym:midgetnanus

verb

• check the growth of
  1. the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines
• make appear small by comparison
  1. This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
  Synonym:shadowovershadow

双语例句

• What is left after an explosion is a dwarf star of extraordinary density.
  爆炸后所留下的是一个密度巨大的矮星。
• There used to be a lot of dwarf houses.
  过去这儿有许多矮小的房子。
• Wheat yellow dwarf disease is a major disease in China.
  小麦黄矮病是中国小麦产区的重要病害之一。
• He is a dwarf.
  他是一个矮子。
• I thought the man was a dwarf.
  我想这个男人是个侏儒。
• There is a dwarf in the story.
  在这个故事里，有一个有魔法的小矮人。
• And a recently discovered exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf had some Earth-like qualities.
  而近期一项研究发现了在红矮星周围绕轨道运行的系外行星有着和地球相似的特征。
• Screening and Characterization of Rice Floral Organ and Dwarf Mutants and Their Genetic Study
  水稻花器官和矮化突变体的筛选和鉴定及遗传研究
• Scientists were able to create a dwarf plant of the same kind.
  科学家能够制造出相同种类的矮生植物。
• One is a giant, the other a dwarf.
  一个是巨人，而另一个却是矮子。