单词 | dwarfed |
释义 | dwarf1 of 3noun ˈdwȯrf plural dwarfs ˈdwȯrfs also dwarves ˈdwȯrvz often attributive 1 sometimes offensive : a person of unusually small stature (see stature sense 1) especially : a person whose height does not exceed 4' 10" and is typically less than 4' 5" 2 : an animal or plant much below normal size 3 folklore : a small legendary manlike being who is usually misshapen and ugly and skilled as a craftsman 4 astronomy : a celestial object of comparatively small mass or size: such as a : a star of ordinary or low luminosity The outer layers of a swollen elderly red giant star were pouring onto the photosphere of a vigorous … yellow dwarf, something like the Sun. Carl Sagan compare giant sense 4, supergiant b : a galaxy containing a relatively low number of stars Harlow Shapley discovered the first examples of dwarf satellite galaxies in 1938, one in the constellation Sculptor and one in Fornax. Astronomy 5 : an insignificant person a literary dwarf dwarfish ˈdwȯr-fish adjective dwarfishly adverb dwarfishness noun dwarflike ˈdwȯrf-ˌlīk adjective dwarfness ˈdwȯrf-nəs noun dwarf 2 of 3verb dwarfed; dwarfing; dwarfs transitive verb 1 : to cause to appear smaller or to seem inferior dwarfed by his older brother has dwarfed the achievements of her predecessors 2 : to restrict the growth of : stunt children dwarfed by malnutrition intransitive verb : to become smaller dwarf 3 of 3adjective of a plant : low-growing in habit a dwarf peach tree dwarfer forms of citrus dwarfed verbas in stunted to hold back the normal growth of shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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