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.
That's right. We will take 10 pigs, 10 sheep and sixty chickens. The chickens can eat the food that we would otherwise throw away. They will provide us with eggs and meat.
没错。我们要带上10头猪、10只羊还有60只鸡。鸡吃我们的剩饭剩菜。它们为我们提供蛋和肉。
One of these men was found and he began to tell the story of this family group.