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the silhouette of [noun]
The silhouette of the mountain was clear against the dawn sky.
山的轮廓在晨曦的天空下很清晰。
剪影；轮廓
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剪影；轮廓
A dark shape or outline of a person or object seen against a brighter background.
The silhouette of the mountain was clear against the dawn sky.
山的轮廓在晨曦的天空下很清晰。
一种艺术描绘,常为人物侧面,以轮廓形式呈现,没有其他视觉细节,类似影子,通过剪黑纸、用纯色(通常为黑色)填充轮廓等方式制作。
An artistic depiction, often of a person's profile, in the form of an outline without any other visual details, similar to a shadow, made by cutting a piece of black paper, filling in an outline with a solid colour (usually black), etc.
物体投射阴影形成的轮廓
an outline of a solid object (as cast by its shadow)
在较亮背景映衬下的人或物的深色轮廓。
A dark outline of someone or something seen against a brighter background.
用单一颜色填充的物体轮廓画
a drawing of the outline of an object; filled in with some uniform color
The hikers stood on the ridge, their silhouettes outlined against the setting sun.
徒步者们站在山脊上，他们的剪影映衬着夕阳。
She cut out a silhouette of a bird from black paper.
她用黑纸剪出一只鸟的剪影。
Through the fog, I could just make out the silhouette of a ship.
透过雾气，我只能辨认出一艘船的轮廓。
The silhouette of the mountain was clear against the dawn sky.
山的轮廓在晨曦的天空下很清晰。
常用作介词短语，表示以黑色轮廓形式呈现。
The ship was seen in silhouette against the horizon.
那艘船在地平线上以剪影形式出现。
against 后接背景物。
A silhouette against the setting sun appeared on the hilltop.
山顶上出现了夕阳下的一个剪影。
Not this
The silouette of the mountain was beautiful.
Use this
The silhouette of the mountain was beautiful.
拼写错误：silhouette 的正确拼写是 s-i-l-h-o-u-e-t-t-e，常见遗漏字母 'h' 或重复 't' 等问题。
Not this
The tree cast a long silhouette on the ground.
Use this
The tree cast a long shadow on the ground.
词义混淆：silhouette 特指物体轮廓或剪影，不表示光线遮挡形成的阴影；表示影子时应用 shadow。
Not this
The buildings were seen as silhouette against the sky.
Use this
The buildings were seen in silhouette against the sky.
介词搭配错误：表示‘以剪影形式’时，应用固定短语 in silhouette，而非 as silhouette。
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以剪影形式；成剪影状
The old castle stood in silhouette against the evening sky.
那座古老的城堡在傍晚天空的映衬下呈剪影状。
黑色剪影；深色轮廓
I saw a dark silhouette move behind the curtain.
我看见窗帘后面有一个黑色剪影在移动。
剪影肖像
She cut a silhouette portrait of her grandmother.
她剪了一幅祖母的剪影肖像。
修长的廓形；纤细的轮廓
This dress gives you a slim silhouette.
这条连衣裙让你拥有修长的廓形。
以…为背景的剪影；衬托在…上的轮廓
The silhouette against the sunset was breathtaking.
落日映照下的剪影令人叹为观止。
独特的外形轮廓；醒目的廓形
The new skyline has a distinctive silhouette.
新的天际线有着独特的外形轮廓。
以剪影形式；成剪影状
We watched the ship in silhouette against the sunset.
我们看着那艘船在夕阳映衬下呈现出剪影。
形成轮廓；显出剪影
The lone tree cut a striking silhouette against the snow.
那棵孤树在雪地衬托下显出醒目的轮廓。
我看见一男一女的剪影，他们站在我本该站的位置。这句歌词出自1957年The Rays的经典杜沃普歌曲《Silhouettes》，描写歌者目睹心上人另结新欢的剪影。
Her silhouette appeared in the doorway, dark against the bright hallway.
她的剪影出现在门口，在明亮的走廊映衬下显得很暗。
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记忆：窗户前的人挡住光线，只留下黑色轮廓，那就是 silhouette（剪影）。
语域：neutral 常见场景：art and design、photography、fashion、describing a view 该词在日常和较书面的表达中都可以使用，通常用于描述人或物的轮廓或剪影，比较常见于艺术、摄影、时装和风景描写等场景。
常与介词 'of' 连用，如 the silhouette of a tree
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