英语词汇“dwarf”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

dwarf

(dwôrf)

n. pl. dwarfs or dwarves (dwôrvz)

a. A person with a usually genetic disorder resulting in atypically short stature and often disproportionate limbs.

b. An atypically small animal or plant.

2. A small creature resembling a human, often having magical powers, appearing in legends and fairy tales.

3. A dwarf star.

v. dwarfed, dwarf·ing, dwarfs

v.tr.

1. To check the natural growth or development of; stunt: "The oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture" (John Steinbeck).

2. To cause to appear small by comparison: "Together these two big men dwarfed the tiny Broadway office" (Saul Bellow).

v.intr.

To become stunted or grow smaller.

[Middle English dwerf, from Old English dweorh.]

dwarfish adj.

单词	dwarf
释义	dwarf (dwôrf) n. pl. dwarfs or dwarves (dwôrvz) 1. a. A person with a usually genetic disorder resulting in atypically short stature and often disproportionate limbs. b. An atypically small animal or plant. 2. A small creature resembling a human, often having magical powers, appearing in legends and fairy tales. 3. A dwarf star. v. dwarfed, dwarf·ing, dwarfs v.tr. 1. To check the natural growth or development of; stunt: "The oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture" (John Steinbeck). 2. To cause to appear small by comparison: "Together these two big men dwarfed the tiny Broadway office" (Saul Bellow). v.intr. To become stunted or grow smaller. [Middle English dwerf, from Old English dweorh.] dwarfish adj.
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