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

• The house is dwarfed by the new office buildings.
  与新办公楼相比这房子显得很矮小。
• He dwarfed all his rivals in every event of the competition.
  他使所有他的对手在每一个竞争场合相形见绌。
• 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。
• Malnutrition dwarfed the child.
  营养不良阻碍了孩子的生长发育。
• Built low to the ground, the capital is becoming dwarfed by the condominiums around and outside it.
  首都的建筑都很低矮，四周和外围的公寓楼日益凌驾其上。
• Five years ago the New York Stock Exchange dwarfed London and Hong Kong.
  五年前，纽交所使得伦敦交易所和香港联合交易所相形见绌。
• Unlike China, its financial system is still small relative to the economy and its banks are dwarfed by many of their international peers, in spite of their vast potential market in India and overseas.
  但与中国不同的是，相对于经济规模而言，印度金融体系的规模仍较小，同时印度的银行也与国际同行存在差距，尽管它们在国内和海外都有巨大的潜在市场。
• 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。
• 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。
• Our little dinghy was dwarfed by the big yacht.
  我们的小船跟大游艇一比显得很小。