dwarf

英 [dwɔːf]

美 [dwɔːrf]

n.  (神话中有魔法的)小矮人; 矮子; 侏儒
adj.  矮小的
v.  使显得矮小; 使相形见绌

复数：dwarfs　过去分词：dwarfed　过去式：dwarfed　第三人称单数：dwarfs　现在分词：dwarfing　

Collins.2 / BNC.6218 / COCA.6855

牛津词典

noun

（神话中有魔法的）小矮人
(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
矮子；侏儒
an extremely small person, who will never grow to a normal size because of a physical problem; a person suffering from dwarfism

adj.

verb

使显得矮小；使相形见绌
to make sth seem small or unimportant compared with sth else
1. 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。

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.

noun

verb

check the growth of
1. the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines
make appear small by comparison
1. This year's debt dwarfs that of last year
Synonym:shadowovershadow

This implies that white dwarf mergers dominate in these galaxies.
这意味着，白矮星并合是这些星系中的主导过程。
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。
Researchers differ in some details, but the consensus is that this is probably a brown dwarf.
研究人员在一些细节上有所不同，但他们的共识是这可能是一颗褐矮星。
I'm a Dwarf and I stand by my own people.
我是个小矮人，我当然站在自己人的立场上说话。
Scientists were able to create a dwarf plant of the same kind.
科学家能够制造出相同种类的矮生植物。
And a recently discovered exoplanet orbiting a red dwarf had some Earth-like qualities.
而近期一项研究发现了在红矮星周围绕轨道运行的系外行星有着和地球相似的特征。
When a star collapses, it can become either a White Dwarf or a Supernova.
当恒星塌陷时，可以成白矮星，也可以是超新星。
Two important virus diseases, maize dwarf mosaic and stunt, both transmitted by leaf hoppers.
另外两种重要的病毒性疾病分别是玉米嵌纹病毒和萎缩性黑穗病，都是通过叶蝉传播。
And I'm no dwarf.
那我也不是个侏儒喽？
What is left after an explosion is a dwarf star of extraordinary density.
爆炸后所留下的是一个密度巨大的矮星。