dwarf
n
(pl ~s)
1 person, animal or plant that is much smaller than the normal size 矮子; 侏儒; 矮小的动物或植物
[attrib 作定语]
a dwarf conifer 矮小的针叶树.
2 (in fairy stories) creature like a very small man with magic powers (神话中的)有魔法的?quot;? dwarf, v [Tn]
1 make (sb/sth) seem small by contrast or distance 使(某人[某物])相比之下显得小
Our little dinghy was dwarfed by the big yacht. 我们的小船跟大游艇一比显得很小.
2 prevent the full growth of (sth); stunt 阻碍(某物)充分生长发育; 阻碍生长.
The sea journey lasted over sixty days and nights.
海上航行持续了60多个昼夜。
Even before India won independence from its British rulers, it was clear that Gandhi was the key figure and leader in the struggle of 380 million Indians to govern themselves.