silhouette

noun

🔊/ˌsɪluˈet/

[countable, uncountable] the dark outline or shape of a person or an object that you see against a light background（浅色背景衬托出的）暗色轮廓
- the silhouette of chimneys and towers烟囱和塔楼的轮廓
- The trees were black silhouettes against the pale sky.灰色天空映衬出树木的黑色轮廓。
- in silhouette The mountains stood out in silhouette.群山的轮廓衬托了出来。🔊🔊
Extra Examples
- I could see its black silhouette against the evening sky.我能看到夜幕下它黑色的轮廓。
- Through the fog, the silhouette of buildings appeared along the shore.在雾中，建筑物的轮廓出现在海岸上。
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- black
- dark
- stark
- …
verb + silhouette
- see
preposition
- in silhouette
- silhouette against
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[countable] the shape of a person’s body or of an object（人的）体形；（事物的）形状
- The dress is fitted to give you a flattering silhouette.穿这件连衣裙，你显得更有身段了。🔊🔊
[countable] a picture that shows somebody/something as a black shape against a light background, especially one that shows the side view of a person’s face剪影；（尤指人脸的）侧影Topics Artc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- black
- dark
- stark
- …
verb + silhouette
- see
preposition
- in silhouette
- silhouette against
See full entry

Word Originlate 18th cent.: named (although the reason remains obscure) after Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French author and politician.

verb

🔊/ˌsɪluˈet/

[usually passive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they silhouette	🔊/ˌsɪluˈet/ 🔊/ˌsɪluˈet/
he / she / it silhouettes	🔊/ˌsɪluˈets/ 🔊/ˌsɪluˈets/
past simple silhouetted	🔊/ˌsɪluˈetɪd/ 🔊/ˌsɪluˈetɪd/
past participle silhouetted	🔊/ˌsɪluˈetɪd/ 🔊/ˌsɪluˈetɪd/
-ing form silhouetting	🔊/ˌsɪluˈetɪŋ/ 🔊/ˌsɪluˈetɪŋ/

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to make something appear as a silhouette使呈现暗色轮廓
- be silhouetted (against something) A figure stood in the doorway, silhouetted against the light.门口站着一个人，屋里的亮光映衬出他的轮廓。🔊🔊
- The castle was silhouetted against the sky.天空映衬出城堡的轮廓。
Word Originlate 18th cent.: named (although the reason remains obscure) after Étienne de Silhouette (1709–67), French author and politician.