contour sth
表示沿着某物边缘形成弯曲的边界或轮廓。
A narrow path contours the edge of the lake.
一条小径勾勒出湖边的轮廓。
修容；打阴影
contours — third person singular of contour
画出等高线；用等高线标示；勾画轮廓；使形成弯曲边缘；使顺应地势；按地形修整；形成或多或少的弯曲边界；用等高线标记
To use makeup to define or reshape the face by applying darker shading to certain areas.
化妆用语
形成或多或少的弯曲边界
To form a more or less curved boundary or border upon.
用等高线标记
To mark with contour lines.
实践修容化妆技巧。
To practise the makeup technique of contouring.
塑造关于突出点的条件
To shape conditions regarding salient points.
一般现在时
The artist contours the face carefully.
艺术家仔细地勾勒面部轮廓。
现在进行时
She is contouring her eyebrows right now.
她正在画眉毛。
一般过去时
He contoured the design last night.
他昨晚勾画了设计。
She contoured her cheeks with a bronzer to define her bone structure.
她用古铜色粉饼勾勒脸颊以突出骨骼结构。
用法提示：此处contour作动词，表示用化妆品画出轮廓。
The illustrator carefully contoured the character's muscles to add depth.
插画师仔细勾勒角色的肌肉线条以增加立体感。
用法提示：此处contour作动词，表示用线条描绘出轮廓。
Before painting, the artist contours the main shapes with a light pencil.
绘画前，艺术家用浅色铅笔勾勒出主要形状的轮廓。
用法提示：此处contours是动词第三人称单数形式，表示勾画轮廓。
表示沿着某物边缘形成弯曲的边界或轮廓。
A narrow path contours the edge of the lake.
一条小径勾勒出湖边的轮廓。
指用修容产品在面部特定部位打阴影，以突出轮廓。
She contours her cheeks with a dark powder.
她用深色粉在脸颊上修容。
被动语态，强调某物被形成弯曲的边界。
The hillside is contoured by ancient streams.
山坡被古老的溪流勾勒出轮廓。
不及物用法，表示进行修容这一化妆步骤。
She contours to make her face look more defined.
她修容让脸部轮廓更分明。
outline更常见于勾勒整体轮廓，而contour强调等高线或精确形状
trace侧重于沿着现有线条描摹，contour则可能涉及测量或绘制
sketch强调粗略快速绘制，contour更精确
delineate较正式，contour在技术语境中更具体
profile侧重于侧面轮廓，contour可用于任何方位
grammar · medium
易错句子She contour her face every morning before work.
正确表达She contours her face every morning before work.
一般现在时中主语是第三人称单数 she 时，动词必须加 -s，写成 contours；保留原形 contour 会造成主谓不一致。
grammar · medium
易错句子The mountain range was contour by the ancient river.
正确表达The mountain range was contoured by the ancient river.
被动语态由 be + 过去分词构成，be 之后不能用动词原形；这里需用过去分词 contoured，表示山脉'被……勾勒出轮廓'。
grammar · medium
易错句子She contoured on her cheekbones to make her face look slimmer.
正确表达She contoured her cheekbones to make her face look slimmer.
contour 作及物动词时直接接被修容或勾勒的对象作宾语，不加介词 on；中文'在颧骨上修容'的方位表达不能直译为 on。
相对于动词'画轮廓'或'使成形'的反义
消除轮廓，使表面平坦
勾画表面轮廓
The artist contoured the surface to create depth.
艺术家勾画表面轮廓以创造深度。
等高线地图
We used a contour map to plan the hike.
我们使用等高线地图来规划徒步旅行。
等高线
Each contour line represents a specific elevation.
每条等高线代表一个特定的海拔。
轮廓形状
The dress has a contoured shape that flatters the figure.
这条裙子有一个轮廓形状，可以衬托身材。
根据地形修整
Engineers contoured the terrain to prevent erosion.
工程师们根据地形修整以防止侵蚀。
con- (共同) + tour (转)
tour (转)
de- (离开) + tour (转)
tour (转) + -ment (名词后缀)
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轮廓技术
She learned a new contouring technique for makeup.
她学会了一种新的化妆轮廓技术。