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Dwarf N Count Dwarfed Red Describe Small 例:...A Smaller

单词 dwarf
音标
英[dwɔ:f] 美[dwɔrf]
解释
n.侏儒,矮子;矮小的动物(植物);[天]矮星;vt.(使)显得矮小;使(发育,智能等)受阻碍;使相形见绌;vi.变矮小;adj.矮小的;
例句

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.
例: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。
例: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
Dwarf is used to describe a particular kind of star which is quite small and not very bright.
例:...a white dwarf star.白色的矮星
例:...a red dwarf.红色的矮星

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.
例:...dwarf shrubs.矮灌木丛

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.

N-COUNT
矮子;侏儒
In former times, people who were much smaller than normal were called dwarfs .
变形
third:dwarfs~done:dwarfed~pl:dwarvesdwarfs~ing:dwarfing~past:dwarfed~

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