dwarf
n
(pl ~s)
1 person, animal or plant that is much smaller than the normal size 矮子; 侏儒; 矮小的動物或植物
[attrib 作定語]
a dwarf conifer 矮小的針葉樹.
2 (in fairy stories) creature like a very small man with magic powers (神話中的)有魔法的?quot;? dwarf, v [Tn]
1 make (sb/sth) seem small by contrast or distance 使(某人[某物])相比之下顯得小
Our little dinghy was dwarfed by the big yacht. 我們的小船跟大游艇一比顯得很小.
2 prevent the full growth of (sth); stunt 阻礙(某物)充分生長發(fā)育; 阻礙生長.
In this way Native Americans were forced onto poor land that the settlers did not want.
就這樣,美洲土著人被趕到殖民者所不要的貧瘠的土地上去了。
If you want to send a letter to an office abroad that is in a different time zone, you can send a fax, and it will be received even though the office is not open.