dwarfed

英 [dwɔːft]

美 [dwɔːrft]

v.  使显得矮小; 使相形见绌
dwarf的过去分词和过去式

过去式：dwarfed　

COCA.39304

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

• She had short gray hair, a warm, weathered face and big round glasses that dwarfed dark eyes.
  她梳着短短的灰发，有一张和蔼而饱经风霜的脸，圆圆的大眼镜遮住一双黑眼睛。
• Whatever time saved is dwarfed by that loss.
  不管节省了多少时间，都弥补不了这样的损失。
• Large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber.
  亚洲热带一种高大的树，经常截矮成室内盆栽植物，；是阿萨姆邦橡胶的来源。
• Malnutrition dwarfed the child.
  营养不良阻碍了孩子的生长发育。
• Nowadays, direct trade and payments across the exchanges are dwarfed by vastly greater capital flows.
  当今，在庞大得多的资本流面前，跨汇率的直接交易和支付相形见绌。
• The room Jacques and I occupied, though large, was dwarfed by an immense feather bed.
  我和雅克住的房间虽大，但是一张巨大的、铺羽毛褥垫的床却使它显得窄小起来。
• On sheer size, subprime securities are dwarfed by other asset classes, such as equities.
  从绝对规模上看，与股票等其它资产类别相比，次级抵押贷款证券的规模相形见绌。
• However, this loss was dwarfed by the pboc's net interest income.
  不过在巨大的纯利息收入面前，这些损失也变得微不足道了。
• Built low to the ground, the capital is becoming dwarfed by the condominiums around and outside it.
  首都的建筑都很低矮，四周和外围的公寓楼日益凌驾其上。
• A dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container.
  一种矮的常青针叶树或灌木，有平冠的不对称的枝，通常在一容器中生长。