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

英英释义

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

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。

经典引文

• The cat's dark silhouette on the wall.

  出自： J. G. Whittier

• I saw the black silhouette of the old Zulu raise its arm in mute salute.

  出自： Rider Haggard

词汇搭配

• in silhouette 成黑色轮廓像(成剪影...
• model silhouette 模型轮廓
• reversed silhouette 反射的轮廓
• silhouette picture 廓影
• silhouette effect 廓影效应
• aiming silhouette 人形靶
• silhouette target 人像靶
• house silhouette 房屋轮廓
• low silhouette 低姿态

近反义词

【近义词】

• outline 大纲
• profile 侧面
• shadow 影子
• shape 形状
• contour 周线
• configuration 结构
• line 线
• figure 图形
• portrait 肖像