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a/an + dwarf
可数名词，通常需要冠词。
He saw a dwarf in the forest.
他在森林里看到了一个矮人。
矮人
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矮人
a legendary tiny man-like creature that lives underground and guards treasure
He saw a dwarf in the forest.
他在森林里看到了一个矮人。
身材显著矮小的人
a person who is markedly small
传说中像小老头的生物；生活在地下深处并守护埋藏的宝藏
a legendary creature resembling a tiny old man; lives in the depths of the earth and guards buried treasure
异常小的植物或动物
a plant or animal that is atypically small
In the old tale, a dwarf guarded a chest of gold deep inside the mountain.
在这个古老的故事里，一个矮人守卫着深藏山中的一箱黄金。
The dwarfs in the story live underground and are said to be excellent miners.
故事中的矮人们住在地下，据说他们是出色的矿工。
According to legend, the dwarf appears only at night, carrying a lantern through the tunnels.
传说这个矮人只在夜晚出现，提着一盏灯笼穿过隧道。
可数名词，通常需要冠词。
He saw a dwarf in the forest.
他在森林里看到了一个矮人。
特指某个矮人。
The dwarf was very strong.
那个矮人非常强壮。
名词作定语，修饰后面的名词。
A dwarf planet is a small celestial body.
矮行星是一种小的天体。
Not this
He is dwarf.
Use this
He is a dwarf.
“dwarf” 是可数名词，表示“矮人”时必须加不定冠词 "a" 或 "an"。
Not this
He is a dwarfed.
Use this
He is a dwarf.
“dwarfed” 是动词“使矮小”的过去分词，不能用作名词；应使用名词形式 "dwarf"。
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矮行星
Pluto is classified as a dwarf planet.
冥王星被归类为矮行星。
矮星
The sun is a yellow dwarf star.
太阳是一颗黄矮星。
侏儒仓鼠
Dwarf hamsters make good pets for children.
侏儒仓鼠是适合孩子的好宠物。
侏儒兔
She bought a dwarf rabbit from the pet store.
她从宠物店买了一只侏儒兔。
矮化品种
This dwarf variety of apple tree is perfect for small gardens.
这种矮化品种的苹果树非常适合小花园。
矮星系
The Milky Way has several dwarf galaxies orbiting it.
银河系有几个绕它运行的矮星系。
巨人中的矮子；相形见绌
The small startup felt like a dwarf among giants at the industry conference.
这家小初创公司在行业会议上感觉自己就像是巨人中的矮子。
矮行星
Pluto was reclassified as a dwarf planet in 2006.
冥王星在2006年被重新归类为矮行星。
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记忆dwarf时，联想其中的war（战争），矮人（dwarf）是著名的战士。
register: mixed; typical settings: mythology, fantasy, horticulture; note_zh: 通常用于神话或矮小植物，指人时可能被视为不礼貌。
Only 'wharf' rhymes with 'dwarf' (/dwɔːf/). 'scarf', 'barf', and 'turf' have different vowel sounds.
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