| 单词 | contour |
| 释义 | contour (kɒntʊəʳ ) Word forms: contours , contouring, contoured 1. countable noun [usually plural] You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours. [literary] ...the texture and colour of the skin, the contours of the body. [+ of] They mould to the contours of your feet. Synonyms: outline, profile, lines, form 2. countable noun A contour on a map is a line joining points of equal height and indicating hills, valleys, and the steepness of slopes. There were three moderate climbs to just below the 450 feet contour. ...a contour map showing two hills and this large mountain in the middle. 3. verb To contour is to use different shades of make-up to highlight certain areas of someone's face. I used golden tones to contour the cheeks, ensuring Katy's cheekbones really stood out. [VERB noun] The different shades allow you to highlight and contour. [VERB] Collocations: facial contour Generally, there are few symptomatic complaints aside from redness and facial contour changes. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To re-create this high-definition look, accentuate the facial contours. Times, Sunday Times Easy to apply and non-sticky, it helps to highlight facial contours all day long. Times, Sunday Times They are said to reduce eye puffiness and lift facial contours. The Sun Think about your facial contours and your muscle tone, and work on them to open up your face. The Sun Effluent pumping sewers have small diameter pipes that follow the contour of the land and are only buried a metre or two underground. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Pressure coordinates intersect topography while sigma coordinates follow the contour of the land. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unlike hot working, the inclusions and grains distort to follow the contour of the surface, resulting in anisotropic engineering properties. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The fortification walls follow the contour line of the rocky terrain configuration in a surface of around 1.3 hectares. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 To put it another way, the social geography of credibility rather neatly followed the contours of what was regarded as civil society. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 轮廓 Japanese: 輪郭 |
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