每日N词 | dwarf-使…显得矮小;相形见绌 | 20161103

The skyscraper dwarfs the surrounding buildings.

摩天大楼周围的建筑与其相比形同侏儒。

▷dwarf [dwɔː(r)f] v.

【释义】(n.)An unusually short, small person is sometimes called a dwarf. There are many different genetic medical conditions that can cause a person to be classified as a little person or a dwarf.

If one thing dwarfs another, it makes it   by .

使…相形见绌；使…显得矮小

The new  will dwarf all those near it.新建的摩天大楼跟周围的建筑相比鹤立鸡群。

This new  may well dwarf most that have gone before.这场新的危机可能比以往的大多数危机都严重得多。

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