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

单词

dwarf

释义

noun | adjective | verb

dwarfdwarf1 /dwɔrf/ noun (plural dwarves /dwɔrvz/ or dwarfs) [countable]

ETYMOLOGYdwarf¹

Origin: Old English dweorg

1an imaginary creature that looks like a small man: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs2someone who does not grow to a normal height because of a medical condition. The word is considered offensive by some people.

noun | adjective | verb

dwarfdwarf2 adjective [only before noun] science, biology a dwarf plant or animal is much smaller than the usual size: a dwarf cherry tree

noun | adjective | verb

dwarfdwarf3 verb [transitive usually passive]

VERB TABLE

dwarf

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	dwarf
	he, she, it	dwarfs
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	dwarfed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have dwarfed
	he, she, it	has dwarfed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had dwarfed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will dwarf
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have dwarfed

Continuous Form
Present	I	am dwarfing
	he, she, it	is dwarfing
	you, we, they	are dwarfing
Past	I, he, she, it	was dwarfing
	you, we, they	were dwarfing
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been dwarfing
	he, she, it	has been dwarfing
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been dwarfing
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be dwarfing
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been dwarfing

to be so big that other things are made to seem very small: The cathedral is dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.

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