dwarfs

英 [dwɔːfs]

美 [dwɔːrfs]

n.  (神话中有魔法的)小矮人; 矮子; 侏儒
v.  使显得矮小; 使相形见绌
dwarf的第三人称单数和复数

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.

双语例句

• Like most achondroplasia dwarfs, I have two average-height parents, as well as an average-height brother.
  像大多数患有软骨发育不全症的侏儒一样，我的父母身高正常，我的兄弟也很正常。
• Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
  白雪公主与七个小矮人
• 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。
• The seven dwarfs have funny faces.
  七个小矮人的脸非常有趣。
• He says the team studied pictures of the white dwarfs taken during the past thirty years.
  他说科研组对过去30年来拍摄的白矮星的照片作了研究。
• They have campaigned for many years against the discrimination experienced by dwarfs.
  他们为反对歧视侏儒而斗争了许多年。
• The new building dwarfs all the other ones.
  那楝新建筑物于所有其他建筑物显得小了些。
• The seven dwarfs like to sing.
  七个小矮人喜欢唱歌。
• Not Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
  那不是白雪公主和七个小矮人。
• The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town.
  新大楼使城里所有其它建筑物都显得矮小了。