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单词

dwarf

读音
dwɔːrf
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词根

"Dwarf" 来自古英语 "dweorg",在词根上并没有更多延伸的英语单词,它在语言历史上是独一无二的。

释义

n. 侏儒,矮子;(传说或神话里的)小矮人;矮星 adj. 矮小的;矮生的 v. (使)变矮;使显得矮小 [ 复数 dwarfs或dwarves 第三人称单数 dwarfs 现在分词 dwarfing 过去式 dwarfed 过去分词 dwarfed ]

例句

He might have been called the invulnerable dwarf of the fray.
可以说,他是混战中的一个无懈可击的侏儒。
This was not the best of it; for the dwarf said, "I know thee."
这还不是最好的;因为小矮人说:"我认识你。”
The dwarf said, "I come to talk with your father, not with you."
小矮人说:“我是来和你父亲谈的,不是来和你谈的。”

强化记忆

将 "dwarf" 与与其相关的东西,如“白雪公主和七个小矮人”(Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs )一起记忆可以帮助记住这个单词。"Dwarf" 这个单词源于古英语的 "dweorg",原意是“鬼”或者“恶魔”。然后在中世纪的欧洲文化中,"dwarf" 代表的是一种住在地下、擅长使用和制造各种工艺品的神秘小人。在北欧神话和现代奇幻小说中,矮人则是常见的角色。

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Next, while Eitri worked a block of gold, the fly bit Brokk on the neck.The dwarf carried on.Finally, Eitri placed a piece of iron in the furnace.
Of course, there are games that are even more educational.Dwarf Fortress is like the holy grailof this kind of massive multiplayer online game,
Here's my clock.It uses something called the dwarf sunflower,which grows to about 12 inches in height.
the octopus will rapidly change its colors to match its surroundings.Dwarf chameleons color-match their environments more closelywhen they see a bird predator rather than a snake–
called the Black Widow pulsarblasts its companion brown dwarf star with radiationas the two orbit each other every 9 hours.
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