His children were dwarfed by insufficient food.是什么意思？

His children were dwarfed by insufficient food.

他的儿女因营养不良而发育不全。

his

pron. (he的所有格)他的，(he的物主代词)他的东西；det. 属于他的，用于名词前，自己的，指某人的，上帝的；

例句
He claimed that his parents had abandoned him...
他声称父母遗弃了他。

children

n. 孩子们(child的复数)，儿童，膝下，孥；

例句
Their permissiveness toward their children reflects the wild abandon of their own lives.
他们对孩子的放任折射出他们自身生活的放浪形骸。

were

be的过去时复数和第二人称单数形式，有时代替 was,用于条件从句、动词 wish 之后等；

例句
Shops, houses, and vehicles were set ablaze.
店铺、房子和车辆全都陷于火海。

dwarfed

vt. （使）显得矮小（dwarf的过去式与过去分词形式）；

例句
His figure is dwarfed by the huge red McDonald's sign...
在巨大的红色麦当劳标志牌下，他显得很矮小。

by

prep. 在…旁边，表示方式，由于，经过；adv. 经过，表示保留或保存时用，短暂拜访；

例句
...expensive make-up that we saw being advertised by a beautiful model...
我们所见的由一位漂亮模特代言的昂贵化妆品

insufficient

adj. 不足的，不够的，绌，亏短，支

例句
There was insufficient evidence to convict him.
没有足够证据给他定罪。

food

n. 食物，食品，粮食，养料，资料；

例句
English food can be wonderful but the normal English diet is abominable.
英国也有美食，只是一般的日常饮食太过糟糕。