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单词 figurine
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Definition of figurine in English:

figurine

noun ˈfɪɡəriːnˌfɪɡ(j)əˈrin
  • A statuette, especially one of a human form.

    (尤指人形)小雕像,小塑像

    Example sentencesExamples
    • There were pictures of jackals all over the wall and many jackal figurines.
    • I could barely resist the ornate Chinese figurines at a stall run by a grandma.
    • I like the way this refers back to the modelled figurines and the imaginary landscapes that fill so much of a child's psyche.
    • I particularly like the colorful sculptured candles and the intricately made glass figurines.
    • I wanted to throw one of her African figurines at her.
    • Practically every store now stocks figurines and statues of the cheerful young god.
    • We're talking pictures of trains and small figurines that do not move.
    • The elk is also the theme of Finland's oldest known works of art, Stone Age rock paintings and stone figurines.
    • A replica of the Eiffel Tower or a figurine of a dolphin will evoke a sentimental feeling.
    • The gigantic, colourful idols are made with straw and clay, starting with the making of straw figurines for the torso.
    • While I was interested in the cuteness of the little figurines, Cooper was studying their prices.
    • Her dresser has dragon statues and figurines scattered on the top of it.
    • Many terracotta figurines survive from civilizations of the Stone Age, predynastic Egypt, and ancient Crete.
    • Her later work included the design of glass figurines and vases, some of which were mass-produced.
    • Human figurines are depicted with conventional ringlets of hair, a flat nose, thick lips and oval face.
    • The diminutive figurine is broken at the waist but preserves the torso and head of a lady and the high back of her elaborately decorated chair.
    • Some students added stones and tree branches, while others added human and animal figurines.
    • Miniature terracotta figurines include girls and women carrying piglets and torches.
    • Cherubs and white figurines littered the grass and in the midst of it all a bed of roses and daffodils.
    • Two jade figurines lay beside Pacal, one representing the sun god.
    Synonyms
    likeness, painting, drawing, picture, portrait, illustration, sketch, diagram, artist's impression

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from Italian figurina, diminutive of figura, from Latin figura (see figure).

Rhymes

Aberdeen, Amin, aquamarine, baleen, bean, been, beguine, Benin, between, canteen, careen, Claudine, clean, contravene, convene, cuisine, dean, Dene, e'en, eighteen, fascine, fedayeen, fifteen, foreseen, fourteen, Francine, gean, gene, glean, gombeen, green, Greene, Halloween, intervene, Janine, Jean, Jeannine, Jolene, Kean, keen, Keene, Ladin, langoustine, latrine, lean, limousine, machine, Maclean, magazine, Malines, margarine, marine, Mascarene, Massine, Maxine, mean, Medellín, mesne, mien, Moline, moreen, mujahedin, Nadine, nankeen, Nazarene, Nene, nineteen, nougatine, obscene, palanquin, peen, poteen, preen, quean, Rabin, Racine, ramin, ravine, routine, Sabine, saltine, sardine, sarin, sateen, scene, screen, seen, serene, seventeen, shagreen, shebeen, sheen, sixteen, spleen, spring-clean, squireen, Steen, submarine, supervene, tambourine, tangerine, teen, terrine, thirteen, transmarine, treen, tureen, Tyrrhene, ultramarine, umpteen, velveteen, wean, ween, Wheen, yean

Definition of figurine in US English:

figurine

nounˌfiɡ(y)əˈrēnˌfɪɡ(j)əˈrin
  • A statuette, especially one of a human form.

    (尤指人形)小雕像,小塑像

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Human figurines are depicted with conventional ringlets of hair, a flat nose, thick lips and oval face.
    • Two jade figurines lay beside Pacal, one representing the sun god.
    • A replica of the Eiffel Tower or a figurine of a dolphin will evoke a sentimental feeling.
    • Her dresser has dragon statues and figurines scattered on the top of it.
    • While I was interested in the cuteness of the little figurines, Cooper was studying their prices.
    • We're talking pictures of trains and small figurines that do not move.
    • I like the way this refers back to the modelled figurines and the imaginary landscapes that fill so much of a child's psyche.
    • Practically every store now stocks figurines and statues of the cheerful young god.
    • Many terracotta figurines survive from civilizations of the Stone Age, predynastic Egypt, and ancient Crete.
    • The gigantic, colourful idols are made with straw and clay, starting with the making of straw figurines for the torso.
    • I could barely resist the ornate Chinese figurines at a stall run by a grandma.
    • Cherubs and white figurines littered the grass and in the midst of it all a bed of roses and daffodils.
    • Some students added stones and tree branches, while others added human and animal figurines.
    • Miniature terracotta figurines include girls and women carrying piglets and torches.
    • I wanted to throw one of her African figurines at her.
    • The elk is also the theme of Finland's oldest known works of art, Stone Age rock paintings and stone figurines.
    • There were pictures of jackals all over the wall and many jackal figurines.
    • The diminutive figurine is broken at the waist but preserves the torso and head of a lady and the high back of her elaborately decorated chair.
    • Her later work included the design of glass figurines and vases, some of which were mass-produced.
    • I particularly like the colorful sculptured candles and the intricately made glass figurines.
    Synonyms
    likeness, painting, drawing, picture, portrait, illustration, sketch, diagram, artist's impression

Origin

Mid 19th century: from French, from Italian figurina, diminutive of figura, from Latin figura (see figure).

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