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dwarf n.矮子；侏儒vt.使矮小vi.变小 (1) 你是言词的巨人,行动的矮子。(2) 在我们的花园里有一棵矮苹果树。(3) 善良的小矮人邀请小公主和他一起吃晚饭。(4) 侏儒站在巨人肩上要比两个人看得远。(5) 每一个创新都注定希腊人的巨大成就--欧几里德几何相形见绌。(6) 随着中国的人均收入急起直追，它的经济不久将使其亚洲邻国相形见绌。 Some people are offended by dwarf, preferring to be called "little people," "LP," or "people of short stature." The general condition that leads to delayed growth is called "dwarfism." The noun dwarf is also used for an unusually small animal or plant, or as a verb meaning "make something seem very small," as when a new apartment building dwarfs the surrounding houses. The Old English root dweorg referred to a tiny creature from German mythology.

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英 [dwɔːf] 美 [dwɔːrf] (1) You are a giant of words and dwarf of action.(2) There is a dwarf apple tree in our garden.(3) The kind dwarf asked the little princess to have dinner with him.(4) A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees further of the two.(5) Each innovation destined to dwarf the extensive accomplishment of the Greeks-Euclidean geometry.(6) As China's income per head catches up, its economy will soon dwarf those of its Asian neighbors. An unusually short, small person is sometimes called a dwarf. There are many different genetic medical conditions that can cause a person to be classified as a little person or a dwarf. 1[VERB 动词]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.   [be V-ed]  [V n]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 可数名词](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.   [with supp]...a white dwarf star.白色的矮星...a red dwarf.红色的矮星3[ADJ 形容词](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.   [ADJ n]...dwarf shrubs.矮灌木丛4[N-COUNT 可数名词](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 可数名词]矮子；侏儒 In former times, people who were much smaller than normal were called dwarfs .   [OFFENSIVE 冒犯]  [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]

英语单词	dwarf
英美音标	英 [dwɔːf] 美 [dwɔːrf]
中文释义	n.矮子；侏儒 vt.使矮小 vi.变小
英语例句	(1) You are a giant of words and dwarf of action. (2) There is a dwarf apple tree in our garden. (3) The kind dwarf asked the little princess to have dinner with him. (4) A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees further of the two. (5) Each innovation destined to dwarf the extensive accomplishment of the Greeks-Euclidean geometry. (6) As China's income per head catches up, its economy will soon dwarf those of its Asian neighbors.
中文例句	(1) 你是言词的巨人,行动的矮子。 (2) 在我们的花园里有一棵矮苹果树。 (3) 善良的小矮人邀请小公主和他一起吃晚饭。 (4) 侏儒站在巨人肩上要比两个人看得远。 (5) 每一个创新都注定希腊人的巨大成就--欧几里德几何相形见绌。 (6) 随着中国的人均收入急起直追，它的经济不久将使其亚洲邻国相形见绌。
vocabulary简明	An unusually short, small person is sometimes called a dwarf. There are many different genetic medical conditions that can cause a person to be classified as a little person or a dwarf.
vocabulary扩展	Some people are offended by dwarf, preferring to be called "little people," "LP," or "people of short stature." The general condition that leads to delayed growth is called "dwarfism." The noun dwarf is also used for an unusually small animal or plant, or as a verb meaning "make something seem very small," as when a new apartment building dwarfs the surrounding houses. The Old English root dweorg referred to a tiny creature from German mythology.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]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. [be V-ed] [V n] 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 可数名词](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. [with supp] ...a white dwarf star. 白色的矮星 ...a red dwarf. 红色的矮星 3 [ADJ 形容词](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. [ADJ n] ...dwarf shrubs. 矮灌木丛 4 [N-COUNT 可数名词](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 可数名词]矮子；侏儒 In former times, people who were much smaller than normal were called dwarfs . [OFFENSIVE 冒犯] [OLD-FASHIONED 过时]

Dwarf Small Person Called N Count 可数名词 Kind Unusually