“使显得矮小”可以翻译为“make sb./sth. appear short/dwarfed” 。例如:
The tall building next door makes our house appear short.(隔壁的高楼使我们的房子显得矮小。)
The massive mountain in the background dwarfs the tiny village.(背景中那座巨大的山让这个小小的村庄显得格外矮小 。 )