英语词汇“contour”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun

the outline of a mass of land, figure, or body; a defining line

a. contour line

(as modifier)

a contour map

3. (often plural)

the shape or surface, esp of a curving form

the contours of her face

4. (modifier)

shaped to fit the form of something

a contour chair

a rising and falling variation pattern, as in music and intonation

verb (transitive)

to shape so as to form the contour of something

to mark contour lines on

to construct (a road, railway, etc) to follow the outline of the land

to apply different shades of make-up to (the face), esp in order to highlight the cheekbones

单词	contour
释义	Word Frequency contour (ˈkɒntʊə) noun 1. the outline of a mass of land, figure, or body; a defining line 2. a. contour line b. (as modifier) a contour map 3. (often plural) the shape or surface, esp of a curving form the contours of her face 4. (modifier) shaped to fit the form of something a contour chair 5. a rising and falling variation pattern, as in music and intonation verb (transitive) 6. to shape so as to form the contour of something 7. to mark contour lines on 8. to construct (a road, railway, etc) to follow the outline of the land 9. to apply different shades of make-up to (the face), esp in order to highlight the cheekbones Word origin C17: from French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to sketch, from tornare to turn
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