silhouette

英[ˌsɪlu'et] 美[ˌsɪlu'et]
  • n. 影子;轮廓;侧影
  • v. 使某物现出轮廓或呈黑色轮廓像
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Noun:
  1. an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)

  2. a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color

Verb:
  1. project on a background, such as a screen, like a silhouette

  2. represent by a silhouette

1. Even from behind in silhouette, Billy recognized the figure.
即便看到的只是背影的轮廓,比利还是认出了那个人影。

来自柯林斯例句

2. the silhouette of chimneys and towers
烟囱和塔楼的轮廓

来自《权威词典》

3. I could see its black silhouette against the evening sky.
我能看到夜幕下它黑色的轮廓.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. He drew the city in silhouette.
他勾勒出这个城市的轮廓.

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. The shirt's ideal worn loose over leggings or tuck it in for a streamlined silhouette.
这件衬衫最好是松松垮垮地穿在紧身裤外面,或者是塞进裤子里以显出苗条的身材。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作名词 (n.)
    1. All she saw was a silhouette of a gun.
      她只看到那把枪的影子。
    2. He saw the building in silhouette.
      他看到了那幢建筑的轮廓。
    3. The church stood out in silhouette against a blue sky.
      蓝天衬映着教堂的轮廓。
    4. The painter lined the silhouette of a girl.
      画家用线条勾画出了一个女孩的侧影。
    用作动词 (v.)
    1. She stood in front of the window, silhouetted against the dawn sky.
      她站在窗前,晨空衬托出她的轮廓。

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