dwarf

US [dwɔrf]
UK [dwɔː(r)f]
  • n.侏儒；矮子；（神话中会魔法的）小矮人
  • v.使显得矮小；使相形见绌
  • adj.矮小的
  • Web变矮小；矮星
Plural Form：dwarves  Plural Form：dwarfs  Present Participle：dwarfing  Past Tense：dwarfed  

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Dwarf
n.
1.
（神话中会魔法的）小矮人(in stories) a creature like a small man, who has magic powers and who is usually described as living and working under the ground, especially working with metal
2.
矮子；侏儒an extremely small person, who will never grow to a normal size because of a physical problem; a person suffering from dwarfism
adj.
1.
[obn]
矮小的much smaller than the normal size
dwarf conifers
矮小的针叶树
v.
1.
~ sth
使显得矮小；使相形见绌to make sth seem small or unimportant compared with sth else
The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks.
这些旧房子在新建的高楼大厦的映衬下显得十分矮小。

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1.
He took Yandry back to the tiller, where they spoke in low voices, too quietly for the dwarf to hear.
他示意杨恩德里来船舵那里，低声交谈，侏儒甚至听不清他们说话。
tā shì yì yáng ēn dé lǐ lái chuán duò nà li , dī shēng jiāo tán , zhū rú shèn zhì tīng bù qīng tā men shuō huà 。
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2.
Badenes's team examined archival observations and found a white dwarf and neutron star orbiting one another extremely closely.
Badenes的团队试验档案观测并发现白色小的中子星体非常近的围绕另一个运转。
Badenes de tuán duì shì yàn dàng àn guān cè bìng fā xiàn bái sè xiǎo de zhōng zǐ xīng tǐ fēi cháng jìn de wéi rào lìng yī gè yùn zhuǎn 。
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3.
Several dark elves have been caught trying to sneak into a dwarf city.
几个黑暗精灵在企图潜入矮人城市时被捕获。
jǐ gè hēi àn jīng líng zài qǐ tú qián rù ǎi rén chéng shì shí bèi bǔ huò 。
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4.
The litter was as slow as it was comfortable, however, and the dwarf soon found himself itching with impatience.
轿子还是慢慢行进保证着乘坐者的舒适，但是侏儒很快就发现自己被不耐烦弄的浑身痒痒。
jiào zi hái shì màn màn xíng jìn bǎo zhèng zhe chéng zuò zhě de shū shì , dàn shì zhū rú hěn kuài jiù fā xiàn zì jǐ bèi bù nài fán nòng de hún shēn yǎng yang 。
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5.
Although the dwarf knew that she had done this to save his life, he flew into a terrible rage.
虽然小矮人知道她这样做是为了救自己的命，他还是大发雷霆。
suī rán xiǎo ǎi rén zhī dào tā zhè yàng zuò shì wèi le jiù zì jǐ de mìng , tā hái shì dà fā léi tíng 。
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6.
"He says that it is good luck to rub the head of a dwarf, " Haldon said after an exchange with the guard in his own tongue.
“他说揉一个侏儒的脑袋能带来好运，”哈尔顿和守卫用他们的语言交谈后说。
" tā shuō róu yī gè zhū rú de nǎo dài néng dài lái hǎo yùn , " hā ěr dùn hé shǒu wèi yòng tā men de yǔ yán jiāo tán hòu shuō 。
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7.
"How came you to think of him? " said the dwarf in a tone of great commiseration.
“你怎么会想到他的？”矮子说，带着绝大怜悯的声调。
" nǐ zěn me huì xiǎng dào tā de ? " ǎi zi shuō , dài zhe jué dà lián mǐn de shēng diào 。
8.
He said the net flows from Japan's balance of payments dwarf China's net purchases totalling Y2, 316bn.
他说，日本国际收支的净流量，使中国对日本国债2.316万亿日元的净购买量相形见绌。
tā shuō , rì běn guó jì shōu zhī de jìng liú liàng , shǐ zhōng guó duì rì běn guó zhài èr diǎn sān yī liù wàn yì rì yuán de jìng gòu mǎi liàng xiāng xíng jiàn chù 。
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9.
Instead of the old horse, he was riding on a noble one. As the horse swam to the bank, the dwarf felt a change come over himself.
这时他骑的是一匹骏马，而不是原来那匹老马。当马游向岸边时，侏儒感到自己身上在起变化。
zhè shí tā qí de shì yī pǐ jùn mǎ , ér bú shì yuán lái nà pǐ lǎo mǎ 。 dāng mǎ yóu xiàng àn biān shí , zhū rú gǎn dào zì jǐ shēn shàng zài qǐ biàn huà 。
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10.
The telescope can be used to search for dwarf planets like Pluto that orbit the Sun off the solar system's ecliptic plane.
望远镜能搜寻类似于冥神星那样以偏离太阳系的椭圆轨道平面绕太阳运行的矮星。
wàng yuǎn jìng néng sōu xún lèi sì yú míng shén xīng nà yàng yǐ piān lí tài yáng xì de tuǒ yuán guǐ dào píng miàn rào tài yáng yùn xíng de ǎi xīng 。
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