contour
- IPA[ˈkɒntʊə]
英式
- an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something；an outline of a natural feature such as a hill
- mould into a specific shape, especially one designed to fit into something else；shade (an area or areas of the face) with make-up, typically foundation or bronzer, in such a way as to accentuate or enhance the facial shape or structure
verb: contour, 3rd person present: contours, gerund or present participle: contouring, past tense: contoured, past participle: contoured
noun: contour, plural noun: contours
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名詞
- 1. an outline representing or bounding the shape or form of something she traced the contours of his face with her finger challenges that have shaped the contours of European integration
- ▪ an outline of a natural feature such as a hill the road climbs steadily, following the contours of the hillside
- ▪ short for contour line
- ▪ a line joining points on a diagram at which some property has the same value the figure shows contours of 21-cm line emission of atomic hydrogen
- 2. a way in which something varies, especially the pitch of music or the pattern of tones in an utterance.
動詞
- 1. mould into a specific shape, especially one designed to fit into something else the compartment has been contoured with smooth rounded corners
- ▪ shade (an area or areas of the face) with make-up, typically foundation or bronzer, in such a way as to accentuate or enhance the facial shape or structure I prefer to only contour my cheeks it shouldn't look like you contour
- 2. mark (a map or diagram) with contour lines a variety of different data sources have been compiled to contour the maps
- 3. (of a road or railway) follow the outline of (a topographical feature), especially along a contour line the road contours the hillside
- having been molded into a specific shape, especially one designed to fit into something else: the contoured leather seats
Oxford American Dictionary
- having been moulded into a specific shape, especially one designed to fit into something else: the contoured leather seats
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- any of the mainly small feathers which form the outline of an adult bird's plumage.
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- ploughing along the contours of the land in order to minimize soil erosion.
Oxford Dictionary
- plowing along the contours of the land in order to minimize soil erosion.
Oxford American Dictionary
- a map marked with contour lines.
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- a map marked with contour lines.
Oxford Dictionary
- a line on a map joining points of equal height above or below sea level: every valley bottom below a certain contour line must have been soggy and at times impassable
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- IPA[ˈkänˌto͝or]
美式
- an outline, especially one representing or bounding the shape or form of something: she traced the contours of his face with her finger the contours of American life
- mold into a specific shape, especially one designed to fit into something else: the compartment has been contoured with smooth rounded corners
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