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dwarf

noun
/dwɔːf/
/dwɔːrf/
(plural dwarfs, dwarves
/dwɔːvz/
/dwɔːrvz/
)
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  1. (in stories) a creature like a small man, who has magic powers and who is usually described as living and working under the ground, especially working with metal（神话中会魔法的）小矮人
  2. (sometimes offensive) an extremely small person who will never grow to a normal size because of a physical problem; a person suffering from dwarfism矮子；侏儒 The terms dwarf and dwarfs (but not dwarves) are still used and acceptable in this context. However, some people prefer the terms little person or person of short stature. see also brown dwarf, red dwarf, white dwarf
    3. Word OriginOld English dweorg, dweorh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dwerg and German Zwerg.

dwarf

adjective
/dwɔːf/
/dwɔːrf/
 [only before noun]
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  1. (of a plant or an animal植物或动物) much smaller than the normal size矮小的
    • dwarf conifers矮小的针叶树
    Topics Plants and treesc2
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryDwarf is used with these nouns:
    • shrub
    • tulip
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    Word OriginOld English dweorg, dweorh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dwerg and German Zwerg.

dwarf

verb
/dwɔːf/
/dwɔːrf/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they dwarf
/dwɔːf/
/dwɔːrf/
he / she / it dwarfs
/dwɔːfs/
/dwɔːrfs/
past simple dwarfed
/dwɔːft/
/dwɔːrft/
past participle dwarfed
/dwɔːft/
/dwɔːrft/
-ing form dwarfing
/ˈdwɔːfɪŋ/
/ˈdwɔːrfɪŋ/
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  1. dwarf something to make something seem small or unimportant compared with something else使显得矮小；使相形见绌
    • The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks.这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。
    Word OriginOld English dweorg, dweorh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dwerg and German Zwerg.

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