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sil·hou·ette /ˌsɪluːˈet,-lʊ-/ n. | vt. | phr. I n. 1. (浅色背景上的)黑色轮廓像;(用黑纸剪成的)侧面影像,剪影 Her silhouette appeared on the curtain. 窗帘上出现她的侧影。 2. 轮廓 the silhouettes of rooftops and chimneys against a February sky 2月天穹背景前的屋顶和烟囱的轮廓线
II vt. 把…画成黑色轮廓像(或侧面影像);使现出轮廓(或影像) There was a line of bare trees silhouetted against the horizon. 有一排凸现在地平线上的秃树。 He stood silhouetted in the road. 路上矗立着他的身影。 [Fr < Etienne de Silhouette (1709-1767), 法国财政大臣,业余爱好剪影,因实施财政紧缩政策而招致贵族的反对,遂以其名命名剪影,奚落其小小剪影终不成巨画] phr. in silhouette 呈轮廓状;成黑色轮廓像;成剪影 The church stood out in silhouette against a blue sky. 蓝天衬映着教堂的轮廓。 |