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.)

You are a giant of words and dwarf of action.你是言词的巨人,行动的矮子。
There is a dwarf apple tree in our garden.在我们的花园里有一棵矮苹果树。
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。
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.)

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。
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.)

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.)

He is a dwarf.他是一个矮子。
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.

He dwarfs other dramatists.他使其他剧作家相形见绌。

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?

【近义词】

midget

minimize
reduce

【反义词】

giant

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