1VERB 使顯得矮小;使相形見绌 If one person or thing is dwarfed by another, the second is so much bigger than the first that it makes them look very small. 使顯得矮小;使相形見绌
His figure is dwarfed by the huge red McDonald's sign. [beVERB-ed]
在巨大的紅色麥當勞標志牌下,他顯得很矮小。
The US air travel market dwarfs that of Britain.
與美國航空旅行市場比起來,英國的航空旅行市場相形見绌。
2N-COUNT [with supplement](星系中較小的、不是很亮的)矮星Dwarf is used to describe a particular kind of star which is quite small and not very bright. (星系中較小的、不是很亮的)矮星
...a white dwarf star.
白色的矮星
...a red dwarf.
紅色的矮星
3ADJ [ADJ n](動植物等)矮小的,矮種的Dwarf is used to describe varieties or species of plants and animals which are much smaller than the usual size for their kind. (動植物等)矮小的,矮種的