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silhouette

/sil-oo-et/US // ˌsɪl uˈɛt //UK // (ˌsɪluːˈɛt) //

侧影,剪影,轮廓线,侧写

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
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    • : a two-dimensional representation of the outline of an object, as a cutout or configurational drawing, uniformly filled in with black, especially a black-paper, miniature cutout of the outlines of a person's face in profile.
    • : the outline or general shape of something: the slim silhouette of a skyscraper.
    • : a dark image outlined against a lighter background.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    sil·hou·et·ted, sil·hou·et·ting.

    • : to show in or as if in a silhouette.
    • : Printing. to remove the background details from so as to produce an outline effect.

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Examples

  • However, there will in fact be a core assortment offered consisting of well-crafted basic silhouettes.

  • As I stepped back to admire the overall profile, the swoopy silhouette was a siren song luring me behind the wheel to fire up the engine.

  • Will Taylor, gear directorI test a lot of apparel, and sometimes in the blur of flashy new technologies and sleek silhouettes, it can be hard for pieces to stand out.

  • Relieved, I looked at Tanner to tell him about it—and saw the silhouette of a man next to him.

  • The silhouette of the Flip 5, Charge 5, and Xtreme 3 can be simply described as “log.”

  • The coat, with fitted bodice, nipped-in waist, and full skirt, created a familiar silhouette for Kate.

  • I would have added “no photographs of meditative politicians walking on the shore” with a slash though a silhouette of JFK.

  • As you walk in front of the first screen, your silhouette appears and birds swoop down toward you.

  • And I sat there as he shot the silhouette, but he had to stop because I started frantically crying.

  • She picks out Diane von Furstenberg dresses and starts really enjoying this new silhouette, this new freedom.

  • In the dimly-lighted doorway of a corner house the figure of a Chinaman showed as a motionless silhouette.

  • It was then easy enough to obtain a fairly accurate silhouette, by either outlining the profile or cutting it out from the screen.

  • He existed, moreover, only in contour; he never rose above harmoniously outlined silhouette.

  • Pete produced the silhouette of a young lady, and handed it round.

  • Looking in the same direction I saw, through the haze, the sharp outlines of a city in gray silhouette.