Dwarfs是什么意思？

Dwarfs

• n. 侏儒，矮子（dwarf的复数形式）；
• vt. （使）显得矮小（dwarf的第三人称单数形式）；

例句

• 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发点.
• The new building dwarfs all the other buildings in the town. 新大楼使城里所有其他建筑物都显得矮小了.
• Shakespeare dwarfs other dramatists. 莎士比亚使其他剧作家相形见绌.
• Grass's novels are peopled with outlandish characters: grotesques, clowns, scarecrows, dwarfs. 格拉斯的小说里充斥着稀奇古怪的人物：丑陋的怪人、小丑、稻草人和侏儒。
• ...the first feature-length cartoon, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. 第一部卡通长片《白雪公主和七个小矮人》
• The US air travel market dwarfs that of Britain. 与美国航空旅行市场比起来，英国的航空旅行市场相形见绌。
• 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', the 1937 Disney classic, has lost none of its original charm... 1937年迪斯尼推出的经典之作《白雪公主和七个小矮人》魅力不减当年。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  使显得矮小;使相形见绌
  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.
  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。 The US air travel market dwarfs that of Britain. 与美国航空旅行市场比起来，英国的航空旅行市场相形见绌。
• N-COUNT
  (星系中较小的、不是很亮的)矮星
  Dwarf is used to describe a particular kind of star which is quite small and not very bright.
  例句
  ...a white dwarf star. 白色的矮星 ...a red dwarf. 红色的矮星
• ADJ
  (动植物等)矮小的,矮种的
  Dwarf is used to describe varieties or species of plants and animals which are much smaller than the usual size for their kind.
  例句
  ...dwarf shrubs. 矮灌木丛
• N-COUNT
  (童话故事中的)小矮人
  In children's stories, a dwarf is an imaginary creature that is like a small man. Dwarfs often have magical powers.
• N-COUNT
  矮子;侏儒
  In former times, people who were much smaller than normal were called dwarfs .