dwarf
US: /ˈdwɔɹf/
UK: /dwˈɔːf/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
dwarf /dwɔ:f/- tính từ
- lùn, lùn tịt; nhỏ xíu; còi cọc
- lùn, lùn tịt; nhỏ xíu; còi cọc
- danh từ
- người lùn, con vật lùn, cây lùn
- (thần thoại,thần học) chú lùn (trong thần thoại các nước Bắc-âu)
- ngoại động từ
- làm lùn tịt; làm cọc lại, làm còi cọc
- làm có vẻ nhỏ lại
- the little cottage is dwarfed by the surrounding trees: những cây bao quanh làm cho túp lều nhỏ bé trông càng có vẻ nhỏ hơn
Advanced English dictionary
noun, adjective, verb+ noun (plural dwarfs or dwarves )
1 (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 (sometimes offensive) an extremely small person, who will never grow to a normal size because of a physical problem; a person suffering from DWARFISM
Help Note: There is no other word that is generally considered more acceptable.
+ adjective [only before noun] (of a plant or an animal) much smaller than the normal size: dwarf conifers
+ verb [VN] to make sth seem small or unimportant compared with sth else: The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks.
Thesaurus dictionary
v.
overshadow, dominate, diminish, minimize:
The new tower dwarfs the older buildings.
Concise dictionary
dwarves|dwarfs|dwarfed|dwarfingdwɔːfnoun
+a person who is markedly small
+a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
verb
+make appear small by comparison
+check the growth of
