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the use of colour, pencil lines, etc. to give an impression of light and shade in a picture or to emphasize areas of a map, diagram, etc. （绘画的）明暗处理；（地图、图表等中）颜色浓淡强调某些部分的运用 an effect that is achieved with subtle shading 微妙的明暗对比所取得的效果
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- delicate
- fine
- light
- …
- shadings[plural]
slight differences that exist between different aspects of the same thing （同一事物不同层面之间的）细微差别 the shadings of opinion found among church leaders 教会领袖各自不尽相同的观点