[U, C]awayofdecoratingwood, stone, etc. bycuttingdesignsintothesurfaceofitsothatsomepartsstickoutmorethanothers; adesignthatismadeinthisway浮雕;浮雕法;浮雕作品◆Thecolumnwasdecoratedinhighrelief(= withdesignsthatstickoutalot)withscenesfromGreekmythology. 柱子上饰有描述希腊神话中的场面的高浮雕。◆Thebronzedoorsarecoveredwithsculptedreliefs. 青铜门上覆有浮雕。➡ see alsobas-relief➤makingsthnoticeable使醒目[U]theeffectofcolours, light, etc. thatmakesanobjectmorenoticeablethanothersaroundit(光和色彩等产生的)醒目效果;醒目;光彩夺目◆Thesnow-cappedmountainstoodoutinsharpreliefagainstthebluesky. 白雪覆盖的高山在蓝天的映衬下格外醒目。[U]thequalityofaparticularsituation, problem, etc. thatmakesitmorenoticeablethanbefore突出的品质;令人注目的特征◆Theirdifferenceshavebeenthrownintosharpreliefbythepresentcrisis. 目前的危机使得他们的分歧更加引人注目。