silhouette
2 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural silhouettes
plural silhouettes
Learner's definition of SILHOUETTE
1
a : a dark shape in front of a light background（浅色背景衬托出的）暗色轮廓
[count]
- the silhouettes of buildings against the sky天空映衬出的建筑物轮廓
[noncount]
- The buildings appeared in silhouette against the sky.天空映衬出建筑物的轮廓。
b : a picture of something showing it as a dark shape on a light background
especially : such a picture showing a person's face from the side剪影；（尤指）人脸的侧影
[count]
- My piano teacher has a framed silhouette of Mozart on her wall.我的钢琴老师在她的墙上挂了一幅带画框的莫扎特侧影像。
[noncount]
- a portrait of my mother done in silhouette我母亲的半身剪影像
2
[count] : the shape or outline of something（物体的）轮廓，形状
- He admired the sports car's sleek silhouette.他很喜欢跑车的优美造型。
2 silhouette /ˌsɪləˈwɛt/ verb
silhouettes; silhouetted; silhouetting
2 silhouette
/ˌsɪləˈwɛt/
verb
silhouettes; silhouetted; silhouetting
Learner's definition of SILHOUETTE
[+ object]
: to make (someone or something) appear as a dark shape in front of a light background使呈现轮廓 — often used as (be) silhouetted常用作(be) silhouetted
- The house was silhouetted against the sky.在天空的衬托下，房子显出了它的轮廓。