| 单词 | dwarf |
| 释义 | dwarf (once / 488 pages) nv An unusually short, small person is sometimes called a dwarf. There are many different genetic medical conditions that can cause a person to be classified as a little person or a dwarf. Some people are offended by dwarf, preferring to be called "little people," "LP," or "people of short stature." The general condition that leads to delayed growth is called "dwarfism." The noun dwarf is also used for an unusually small animal or plant, or as a verb meaning "make something seem very small," as when a new apartment building dwarfs the surrounding houses. The Old English root dweorg referred to a tiny creature from German mythology. WORD FAMILYdwarf: dwarfed, dwarfing, dwarfish, dwarfism, dwarfs, dwarves+/dwarfish: dwarfishness USAGE EXAMPLESPerhaps no subject better captures the spirit of Mr. Pettibon’s drawings than that of surfers dwarfed by towering waves. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) Big Bash attendances dwarfed those in the Australia-West Indies Test series. New York Times(Dec 26, 2016) In this story, Moriarty formulates an elaborate jewel heist requiring — the ingenious fiend! — “six dwarfs, a bald man with a stoop, and an airship.” Washington Post(Dec 21, 2016) 1n a person who is markedly small Syn|Hypo|Hyper midget, nanus Levi-Lorrain dwarf, hypophysial dwarf, pituitary dwarf a dwarf whose condition is caused by a deficiency of growth hormones, rather than by genetic factors (as in the case of the achondroplastic dwarf) hypoplastic dwarf, normal dwarf, primordial dwarf, true dwarfan achondroplastic dwarf whose small size is the result of a genetic defect; body parts and mental and sexual development are normal small person a person of below average size 2n a plant or animal that is atypically small Hyper being, organism a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently 3n a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure Syn|Hypo|Hyper gnome Nibelung (German mythology) any of the race of dwarfs who possessed a treasure hoard that was stolen by Siegfried Andvari(Norse mythology) a dwarf who possessed a treasure that was stolen by Loki faerie, faery, fairy, fay, sprite a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers 4v make appear small by comparison This year's debt dwarfs that of last year Syn|Hyper overshadow, shadow command, dominate, overlook, overtop look down on 5v check the growth of the lack of sunlight dwarfed these pines Hyper stunt check the growth or development of |
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