dwarfed

英 [dwɔːft]

美 [dwɔːrft]

v.  使显得矮小; 使相形见绌
dwarf的过去分词和过去式

过去式：dwarfed　

COCA.39304

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使显得矮小;使相形见绌
  If one person or thingis dwarfedby another, the second is so much bigger than the first that it makes them look very small.
  1. 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。
  2. 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
  Dwarfis used to describe a particular kind of star which is quite small and not very bright.
  1. ...a white dwarf star.
     白色的矮星
  2. ...a red dwarf.
     红色的矮星
• ADJ (动植物等)矮小的,矮种的
  Dwarfis used to describe varieties or species of plants and animals which are much smaller than the usual size for their kind.
  1. ...dwarf shrubs.
     矮灌木丛
• (童话故事中的)小矮人
  In children's stories, adwarfis an imaginary creature that is like a small man. Dwarfs often have magical powers.
• 矮子;侏儒
  In former times, people who were much smaller than normal were calleddwarfs.

双语例句

• A dwarfed evergreen conifer or shrub shaped to have flat-topped asymmetrical branches and grown in a container.
  一种矮的常青针叶树或灌木，有平冠的不对称的枝，通常在一容器中生长。
• Whatever time saved is dwarfed by that loss.
  不管节省了多少时间，都弥补不了这样的损失。
• Beckham's arrival in the United States has attracted huge attention and already increased the profile of a sport which is dwarfed in popularity by American football, baseball, basketball and hockey.
  贝克汉姆来到美国吸引了众多关注，此前足球运动在美国的橄榄球，垒球，篮球和曲棍球面前相形见绌，小贝的到来显然已经增加了这项运动的知名度。
• Commodities have rebounded, but this is dwarfed by the rebound in commodity-based equities.
  大宗商品价格反弹了，但其反弹幅度远远比不上大宗商品类股票。
• Malnutrition dwarfed the child.
  营养不良阻碍了孩子的生长发育。
• You may feel dwarfed by the sheer scale of the place
  看到此处气势如此恢宏，你可能会觉得自己很渺小。
• The current Chinese military spending is dwarfed by what the US alone spends annually.
  目前中国军费开销比起美国每年的开销真是相形见绌。
• However, this loss was dwarfed by the pboc's net interest income.
  不过在巨大的纯利息收入面前，这些损失也变得微不足道了。
• The house is dwarfed by the new office buildings.
  与新办公楼相比这房子显得很矮小。
• The palace is dwarfed by the surrounding skyscrapers.
  与周围的摩天大楼相比，这座宫殿显得比较矮小。