dwarf
n
(pl ~s)
1 person, animal or plant that is much smaller than the normal size 矮子; 侏儒; 矮小的动物或植物
[attrib 作定语]
a dwarf conifer 矮小的针叶树.
2 (in fairy stories) creature like a very small man with magic powers (神话中的)有魔法的?quot;? dwarf, v [Tn]
1 make (sb/sth) seem small by contrast or distance 使(某人[某物])相比之下显得小
Our little dinghy was dwarfed by the big yacht. 我们的小船跟大游艇一比显得很小.
2 prevent the full growth of (sth); stunt 阻碍(某物)充分生长发育; 阻碍生长.
Some farmers have turned to keeping deer, and there are now about 3,000 deer farms in the country.
一些农场主已转向养鹿业,现在该国已有大约3000个养鹿场。
I have got some wonderful news to tell you. I have been offered a scholarship at a university in Australia for my further education. One hundred and twenty-five students took exams for it, and I was one of the five to be chosen. However, my parents are tr