dwarfs
n. 侏儒,矮子(dwarf的複數形式)
vt. (使)顯得矮小(dwarf的第三人稱單數形式)
If one person or thing is dwarfed by another, the second is so much bigger than the first that it makes them look very small.
His figure is dwarfed by the huge red McDonald's sign...
在巨大的紅色麥當勞標誌牌下,他顯得很矮小。
The US air travel market dwarfs that of Britain.
與美國航空旅行市場比起來,英國的航空旅行市場相形見絀。
Dwarf is used to describe a particular kind of star which is quite small and not very bright.
...a white dwarf star.
白色的矮星
...a red dwarf.
紅色的矮星
Dwarf is used to describe varieties or species of plants and animals which are much smaller than the usual size for their kind.
...dwarf shrubs.
矮灌木叢
In children's stories, a dwarf is an imaginary creature that is like a small man. Dwarfs often have magical powers.
In former times, people who were much smaller than normal were called dwarfs .
Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists.
莎士比亞使其他劇作家相形見絀.
The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town.
新大樓使城裡所有其他建築物都顯得矮小了.
White dwarfs provide an important beginning for understanding the material in this chapter.
白矮星是掌握本章材料的重要出發點.
There are some children who remain as dwarfs because they lack a particular hormone.
有些孩子一直長不高,因為他們身上缺少一種特殊的荷爾蒙.
Ben Oppenheimer led the research team that discovered the white dwarfs.
本?奧本海姆領導發現這些白矮星的研究小組.