| 释义 |
contour/ˈkɒntʊə/ n. & v.●n. 1 an outline, esp. representing or bounding the shape or form of something (尤指表现事物结构特征的)外形,轮廓 2 the outline of a natural feature, e.g. a coast or mountain mass (海岸或山脉自然特征的)轮廓,轮廓线 3 a line separating differently coloured parts of a design (设计图样上不同色彩之间的)轮廓线 4 = CONTOUR LINE ●v. tr. 1 mark with contour lines 勾画…的轮廓;标等高线 2 carry (a road or railway) round the side of a hill 盘绕山坡修筑(公路或铁路) [French from Italian contorno, from contornare ‘draw in outline’ (as COM-, tornare ‘turn’)] |