英语单词“dwarf”的翻译、意思、音标，是什么意思-英汉词典

单词

dwarf

释义

noun

adjective

verb

dwarf

BrE

/dwɔːf/

NAmE

/dwɔːrf/

noun

(

dwarfs

dwarves

BrE

/dwɔːvz/

NAmE

/dwɔːrvz/

)

(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 （神话中会魔法的）小矮人

(

sometimes offensive

)

an extremely small person, who will never grow to a normal size because of a physical problem; a person suffering from

dwarfism

矮子；侏儒 HELP There is no other word that is generally considered more acceptable. 没有公认的比这更易于接受的用词。

dwarf

BrE

/dwɔːf/

NAmE

/dwɔːrf/

adjective

[

only before noun

]

(of a plant or an animal 植物或动物) much smaller than the normal size 矮小的

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dwarf conifers 矮小的针叶树

dwarf

BrE

/dwɔːf/

NAmE

/dwɔːrf/

verb

present simple - I / you / we / they

dwarf

BrE

/dwɔːf/

NAmE

/dwɔːrf/

present simple - he / she / it

dwarfs

BrE

/dwɔːfs/

NAmE

/dwɔːrfs/

past simple

dwarfed

BrE

/dwɔːft/

NAmE

/dwɔːrft/

past participle

dwarfed

BrE

/dwɔːft/

NAmE

/dwɔːrft/

-ing form

dwarfing

BrE

/ˈdwɔːfɪŋ/

NAmE

/ˈdwɔːrfɪŋ/

~ sth

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

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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。

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