pygmy

[US]/'piɡmi/
[UK]/ˈpɪɡmi/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 侏儒;微不足道的人
adj. 矮小的;俾格米人的
Word Forms
复数pygmies

Real-world Examples

Pygmy hogs are no bigger than rabbits.

姬猪的大小和兔子不相上下。

Source: BBC documentary "Our Planet"

They were long known as pygmies.

他们长期以来被称为俾格米人。

Source: Financial Times

Home to the pygmy three-toed sloth.

是侏三趾树懒的栖息地。

Source: Earth's Pulse Season 2 (Original Soundtrack)

The pygmy hedgehog is the smallest of all hedgehogs.

小刺猬是所有刺猬中最小的。

Source: National Geographic (Children's Section)

We could fit the smallest monkey, the pygmy marmoset, on here.

我们可以把最小的猴子,侏儒狨猴,放在这里。

Source: Reel Knowledge Scroll

There are only a few hundred pygmy sloths in existence.

这座岛上只有几百只雌性侏三指树懒。

Source: Earth's Pulse Season 2 (Original Soundtrack)

And this pygmy elephant will grow to be nearly three metres tall.

而这头侏儒象将长到3米高。

Source: The secrets of our planet.

And though it's taken a while, pygmy goat Pipsqueak is fitting right in.

虽然耗费了一些时间,但矮脚羊Pipsqueak终于融入了它们。

Source: Growing Up with Cute Pets

Pygmy hogs were thought to have died out in the 1960s.

人们认为,侏儒猪在20世纪60年代就已经灭绝了。

Source: VOA Special English: World

Keeping the pygmy hogs and the breeding centers secure is especially important now, Deka said.

德卡说,保护侏儒猪和繁殖中心的安全现在尤为重要。

Source: VOA Special English: World

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