dwarf

noun

/dwɔːf/

/dwɔːrf/

(plural dwarfs, dwarves

/dwɔːvz/

/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 The terms dwarf and dwarfs (but not dwarves) are still used and acceptable in this context. However, some people prefer the terms little person or person of short stature. see also brown dwarf, red dwarf, white dwarf

词源Old English dweorg, dweorh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dwerg and German Zwerg.

adjective

/dwɔːf/

/dwɔːrf/

[only before noun]

verb

/dwɔːf/

/dwɔːrf/

动词形式

present simple I / you / we / they dwarf	/dwɔːf/ /dwɔːrf/
he / she / it dwarfs	/dwɔːfs/ /dwɔːrfs/
past simple dwarfed	/dwɔːft/ /dwɔːrft/
past participle dwarfed	/dwɔːft/ /dwɔːrft/
-ing form dwarfing	/ˈdwɔːfɪŋ/ /ˈdwɔːrfɪŋ/

dwarf something to make something seem small or unimportant compared with something else使显得矮小；使相形见绌
- 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。
词源Old English dweorg, dweorh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dwerg and German Zwerg.

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