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dwarf[dwɒ:f]

汉语翻译

n. 矮子, 侏儒
vt. (使)变矮小
vi. (使)变矮小
【医】 侏儒, 矮人, 矮子

词型变化

名词复数:dwarfs 名词:dwarfishness 形容词:dwarfish 动词过去式:dwarfed 过去分词:dwarfed 现在分词:dwarfing 第三人称单数:dwarfs 

英语解释

名词 dwarf:

1. a person who is markedly small同义词：midget, nanus
2. a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure同义词：gnome

动词 dwarf:

1. make appear small by comparison同义词：shadow, overshadow
2. check the growth of

例句

1. A supernatural creature of Scandinavian folklore, variously portrayed as a friendly or mischievous dwarf or as a giant, that lives in caves, in the hills, or under bridges.巨人，巨怪斯堪的那维亚民间传说中的超自然的生物，时而被描述成友好的或顽皮的侏儒，时而被描述成巨人，居住在山洞里、小山上或桥下
2. There is a dwarf apple tree in our garden.在我们的花园里有一棵矮苹果树。
3. The kind dwarf asked the little princess to have dinner with him.善良的小矮人邀请小公主和他一起吃晚饭。

详细解释

dwarf
n.（名词）【复数】 dwarfs 或 dwarves [dwôrvz]
An abnormally small person, often having limbs and features not properly proportioned or formed.侏儒：发育不正常身材矮小的人，常表现出四肢比例不协调An atypically small animal or plant.矮小生物：不正常矮小的动物或植物A small creature resembling a human being, often ugly, appearing in legends and fairy tales.丑矮子：一种多半丑陋似人形的生物，多出现在传说或童话中A dwarf star.矮星n.attributive.（定语名词）Often used to modify another noun:常用于修饰另一名词：例句：a dwarf tree; dwarf shrubbery.一株矮树；矮灌木丛
v.（动词）dwarfed,dwarf.ing,dwarfs v.tr.（及物动词）To check the natural growth or development of; stunt:停止发育：中止自然生长和发展；发育不全：例句：.The oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture.(John Steinbeck).因缺乏水分，栎树停止生长.(约翰·斯坦贝克)
To cause to appear small by comparison:使显矮小：通过比较使显得矮小：例句：.Together these two big men dwarfed the tiny Broadway office.(Saul Bellow).两位彪形大汉挤得这百老汇街的办公室更显矮小.(索尔·贝洛)
v.intr.（不及物动词）To become stunted or grow smaller.变矮：发育不全而变得矮小或侏儒
来源：Middle English dwerf 中古英语 dwerf from Old English dweorh 源自 古英语 dweorh
【引伸】
dwarf.ish
adj.（形容词）dwarf.ishness
n.（名词）