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

• Subsidies to green energy are dwarfed by those to the polluting stuff.
  给予绿色能源的补贴，与对造成污染的行业的补贴相形见绌。
• Our little dinghy was dwarfed by the big yacht.
  我们的小船跟大游艇一比显得很小。
• The old cathedral is dwarfed by the skyscrapers that surround it.
  那栋古老的大教堂使环绕它的摩天大楼相形见绌。
• His airplanes and spaceships have dwarfed distance, placed time in chains, and carved highways through the stratosphere.
  飞机和宇宙飞船缩短了时间和空间距离，在平流层高速航行。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Malnutrition dwarfed the child.
  营养不良阻碍了孩子的生长发育。
• 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。
• 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。