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dwarf

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Related topics: Folklore, Biology
dwarf1 /dwɔːf $ dwɔːrf/ noun (plural dwarfs or dwarves) [countableC]  
1 RFan imaginary creature that looks like a small man 小矮人〔虚构的人物〕
 Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
《白雪公主和七个小矮人》
2. SHORT PERSONa person who is a dwarf has not continued to grow to the normal height because of a medical condition. Many people think that this use is offensive. 矮子,侏儒〔许多人认为这一用法具有冒犯性〕
white dwarf
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dwarf2 adjectiveadj [only before noun]  
HBa dwarf plant or animal is much smaller than the usual size 〔植物或动物〕矮生的
 a dwarf conifer
矮生针叶树
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dwarf3 verb [transitiveT]  
HIGHto be so big that other things are made to seem very small 〔因自身巨大而〕使显得矮小,使相形见绌
 The cathedral is dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.
周围的摩天大楼使得大教堂显得很矮小。
nGrammar
Dwarf is usually passive.
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Origin dwarf1
Old English dweorg

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