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con·tour
kan tur
复数:contours
第三人称单数:contours
现在分词:contouring
过去式:contoured
过去分词:contoured
noun
an outline especially of a curving or irregular figure : shape The map shows the contour of the coastline.also: the line representing this outline
the sleek contours of the car
the general form or structure of something : characteristic—often used in plural… the contours of political and social theories.—James G. Paradis
the contours of a melody
a usually meaningful change in intonation in speech
adjective
following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them contour farming
contour flooding
made to fit the contour of something contour sheets
a contour couch
verb
transitive verb
to shape the contour of
to shape so as to fit contours
to construct (something, such as a road) in conformity to a contour
contour line轮廓线;等高线
contour map等高线图;等值线图
depth contour等深线;等海深线;等水深线
"轮廓,外形",1660年代,绘画和雕塑术语,源自法语 contour "周长,轮廓",来自意大利语和中世纪拉丁语 contornare "绕行",来自拉丁语 com-,这里可能是一个强调前缀(见 com-),加上 tornare "在车床上旋转"; 参见 turn(v.)。
地形学上的应用始于1769年。早期这个词是指"床罩,被子"(15世纪初)指其覆盖在床垫的两侧。地理学中的 Contour line 来自1844年。设计用于适应身体曲线的 Contour-chair,始于1949年。
作为动词,"用等高线标记; 按轮廓形成",1871年。相关: Contoured。
掠地
横过山坡
[法]外形,轮廓
成形,塑型
轮廓
周线
等高线
地图上地面高程相等的各相邻点所连成的曲线。
Noun French, from Italian contorno, from contornare to round off, from Medieval Latin, to turn around, from Latin com- + tornare to turn on a lathe — more at turn >entry 1
The first known use of contour was in 1662
contraceptive1 of 2adjective
relating to or used for contraception
contraceptive2 of 2noun
a contraceptive drug or device
contraceptionnoun
deliberate prevention of conception and pregnancy especially by using a drug or a device (as a condom)
contrabassoonnoun
a musical instrument that is similar to a bassoon but has a longer body with more turns and is pitched an octave lower
contrabandnoun
goods forbidden by law to be owned or to be brought into or out of a country
smuggled goods
contra-prefix
against : contrary : contrasting
pitched below normal bass
contrabassoon
contour1 of 3noun
the outline of a figure, body, or surface
a line or drawing showing an outline
contour2 of 3adjective
following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them contour flooding
contour farming
made to fit the contour of something
contour bedsheets
contour3 of 3verb
to shape the contour of
to shape to fit contours
contour1 of 3noun
the outline of a figure, body, or surface
a line or drawing showing an outline
contour2 of 3adjective
following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them contour flooding
contour farming
made to fit the contour of something
contour bedsheets
contour3 of 3verb
to shape the contour of
to shape to fit contours
contour1 of 3noun
the outline of a figure, body, or surface
a line or drawing showing an outline
contour2 of 3adjective
following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them contour flooding
contour farming
made to fit the contour of something
contour bedsheets
contour3 of 3verb
to shape the contour of
to shape to fit contours
contour1 of 3noun
the outline of a figure, body, or surface
a line or drawing showing an outline
contour2 of 3adjective
following contour lines or forming furrows or ridges along them contour flooding
contour farming
made to fit the contour of something
contour bedsheets
contour3 of 3verb
to shape the contour of
to shape to fit contours
contour1 of 2noun
an outline especially of a curving or irregular figurealso: the line representing this outline
contour2 of 2transitive verb
to shape the contour of
contour a gingiva in gingivoplasty
1 In the last few weeks he’d taught her how to build a fire, scale a fish, pitch a tent and read a contour map.
2 You can see the same contour repeated on all three items.
你可以看到同样的轮廓一再对所有三个项目。
3 “No, sir, I solemnly assure you to the contrary. The shape standing before me had never crossed my eyes within the precincts of Thornfield Hall before; the height, the contour were new to me.”
4 This article brings a new kind of arithmetic for contour height automation annotation in contour map.
[中英文摘要]提出了一种新的等高线高程自动注记算法.
5 Only his brain moved, wet and heavy against the contours of his skull, favoring curvatures of bone and concave niches.
6 He was so close she could hear his contour feathers buzz in the wind.
7 With the writing line or the stroke, must express the object the contour characteristic, outlines specifically.
用文字的线条或笔画, 把要表达物体的外形特征, 具体地勾画出来.
8 He visualized the contours of Emo’s skull; the GI haircut exposed thin bone at the temples, bone that would flex slightly before it gave way under the thrust of the steel edge.
9 One tries to fit golf shots and strategies to the contours of the land.
一个人尽力运用土地的等高线来处理击球和战略.
10 The third was the same figure, white on white, the raised parts pipe cleaners contoured side by side and glued onto a white cloth-covered backing.
11 In the women’s hamam, shapes moved about in the steam around Mariam, a glimpse of a hip here, the contour of a shoulder there.
12 An expression of pain and inward concentration altered the pale contours of his face.
13 And then, the contour plot will be the topographical map for this graph.
等高线就像是这幅图的地形图。
14 Results: The contour of face was satisfactory in all the 168 cases after cosmetic surgery.
结果: 168例患者术后面部外形均令人满意,取得较好的美容效果.
15 She recognized it by the color and contours of the words traipsing down the spine.
16 “Fitches Brook is it,” I say, pointing to a cluster of brown contour lines drawn close together which indicate a steep hill.
17 Soon I had traced on the paper a broad and prominent forehead and a square lower outline of visage: that contour gave me pleasure; my fingers proceeded actively to fill it with features.
18 But he liked the smooth, easy way she stood, as if she were part of the contour of the shore.
19 I thought I could read every contour of her skin and bone, every relief of her flesh.
20 The letters not only provided irrefutable proof that the children had been with Holmes but contained geographic references that allowed Geyer to plot the broad contours of the route Holmes and the children had followed.
1 曲线
2 外形
formal line SHAPE profile outline figure semblance conformation outward point configuration lineament form fig facies shape feature external shell exterior resemblance figuration set image appearance hue externality superficies tournure modal similitude
3 画轮廓
4 概略
diagrammatic short sum sketch skeleton compendium docket roughness abridgement gross sketchy touch-and-go roughcast broad generality compend
6 等高线
7 轮廓
line profile definition outline lineaments form figure silhouette lineation shape configuration skeleton lineament draft figuration skeletal in outline plan section delineation adumbration tournure low silhouette circumscription
9 形势
time thing state face position pass chance situation aspect phase prospect outlook tide posture complexion condition lay juncture how the wind blows the state of affairs
10 分隔线
12 回路
13 轮廓线
14 周线