plural dwarfs /ˈdwoɚfs/ also dwarves /ˈdwoɚvz/ plural dwarfs /ˈdwoɚfs/ also dwarves /ˈdwoɚvz/ Learner's definition of DWARF
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1
in stories : a creature that looks like a small man and that often lives underground and has magical powers(神话中会魔法的)小矮人
2
sometimes offensive : a person who is much smaller than most people because of a medical condition矮子;侏儒
— dwarfish
/ˈdwoɚfɪʃ/ adjective 2 dwarf /ˈdwoɚf/ verb
dwarfs; dwarfed; dwarfing
dwarfs; dwarfed; dwarfing
Learner's definition of DWARF
[+ object]
: to make (something) look very small or unimportant when compared with something else使显得矮小;使相形见绌 —
usually used as (be) dwarfed通常用作(be) dwarfed 3 dwarf /ˈdwoɚf/ adjective
3 dwarf
/ˈdwoɚf/
adjective
Learner's definition of DWARF
always used before a noun of a plant or animal
: smaller than normal size(动植物)矮生的 -
dwarf evergreens矮生万年青
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a dwarf porcupine矮豪猪