| 单词 | silhouette |
| 释义 | silhouette (sɪluet ) Word forms: silhouettes 1. countable noun A silhouette is the solid dark shape that you see when someone or something has a bright light or pale background behind them. The dark silhouette of the castle ruins stood out boldly against the fading light. [+ of] Synonyms: outline, form, shape, profile 2. countable noun The silhouette of something is the outline that it has, which often helps you to recognize it. ...the distinctive silhouette of his ears. [+ of] The shirt's ideal worn loose over leggings or tuck it in for a streamlined silhouette. 3. in silhouette phrase If you see something in silhouette, you see it as a dark shape with no detail except for the outline. Even from behind in silhouette, Billy recognized the figure. Collocations: sleek silhouette This ultrafeminine floral body will create a sleek silhouette and emphasise a small waist. The Sun It also looked the part — its sleek silhouette was a match made in heaven with my minimal marble bathroom interior. Times, Sunday Times The work appeared as sleek silhouettes from afar, but when viewed up close revealed a maze if glyphs and symbols. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A fitted frock with colour-block panels creates an optical illusion and gives the appearance of a slim silhouette. The Sun A tall (125.5cm), slim silhouette in powder-coated steel, it has a ball-jointed conical shade, which can twist in any direction. Times, Sunday Times It's important to create a slim silhouette; trousers should have a gentle flare rather than an exaggerated wide one. Times, Sunday Times Fullness was eschewed except for drapery featured on a slim silhouette for evening. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Often they replace coats, with tailored slim silhouettes dominating, topped by big, shiny buttons. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 黑色轮廓强光或浅色背景衬托下的 Japanese: シルエット |
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