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dwarfs

UK //dwɔːfs//US //dwɔːrfs//

词源

源自古英语'dweorh',与古高地德语'twerg'同源,原意为'矮小的生物'。

noun

❶ 指神话或奇幻故事中身材矮小但强壮的人形生物,常与采矿或锻造相关。

“The dwarfs in the story lived deep in the mountains.”

(故事中的矮人住在深山之中。)

“Dwarfs are often depicted as skilled blacksmiths.”

(矮人常被描绘成技艺高超的铁匠。)

❶ 在天文学中,指体积较小、亮度较低的恒星,如白矮星。

“White dwarfs are the remnants of dead stars.”

(白矮星是恒星死亡后的残骸。)

“Our sun will eventually become a red dwarf.”

(我们的太阳最终会变成红矮星。)

同义词:midgets, gnomes, little people

verb

❶ 使某物显得矮小或微不足道,通常通过对比实现。

“The skyscraper dwarfs all nearby buildings.”

(摩天大楼使附近所有建筑都显得矮小。)

“Her achievements dwarf those of her colleagues.”

(她的成就让同事们的成就相形见绌。)

同义词:overshadow, diminish, belittle

常见短语

dwarf star — 指体积较小、亮度较低的恒星,天文学常用术语。

“Proxima Centauri is the closest dwarf star to Earth.”

(比邻星是距离地球最近的矮星。)

dwarf planet — 指围绕太阳运行但不符合行星全部标准的天体,如冥王星。

“Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.”

(冥王星在2006年被重新归类为矮行星。)