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)
pl. of Dwarf

dwarf的用法和样例:

例句

用作名词(n.)
  1. You are a giant of words and dwarf of action.你是言词的巨人,行动的矮子。
  2. There is a dwarf apple tree in our garden.在我们的花园里有一棵矮苹果树。
  3. The kind dwarf asked the little princess to have dinner with him.善良的小矮人邀请小公主和他一起吃晚饭。
  4. A dwarf on a giant's shoulders sees further of the two.侏儒站在巨人肩上要比两个人看得远。
用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. Each innovation destined to dwarf the extensive accomplishment of the Greeks-Euclidean geometry.每一个创新都注定希腊人的巨大成就--欧几里德几何相形见绌。
  2. As China's income per head catches up, its economy will soon dwarf those of its Asian neighbors.随着中国的人均收入急起直追,它的经济不久将使其亚洲邻国相形见绌。
用作不及物动词(vi.)
  1. They act out their dramas in a setting whose wilderness immensity both dwarf and ennobles whatever they achieve他们在荒原上奠定了他们的事业,而广阔无际的天地既使他们的成就显得渺小,也显得崇高。

常见句型

用作名词(n.)
  1. He is a dwarf.他是一个矮子。
  2. There is a dwarf in the story.在这个故事里,有一个(有魔法的)小矮人。
用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. He dwarfs other dramatists.他使其他剧作家相形见绌。
  2. 1
  3. His children were dwarfed by insufficient food.他的儿女因营养不良而发育不全。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • dwarf a little dinghy使小船显得小
  • dwarf other dramatists使其他剧作家相形见绌

经典引文

  • Many troubles that seem giants at evening are but dwarfs at sunrise.

    出自:fig.
  • The incessant repetition of the same hand-work dwarfs the man, robs him of his strength, wit, and versatility.

    出自:R. W. Emerson
  • Commercial growers..often dwarf the plants with chemicals.

    出自:Which?
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