contours是什么意思？

contours

• n. 外形，轮廓( contour的名词复数 )，地图上表示相同海拔各点的)等高线；

例句

• the contours of the countryside 乡村的轮廓
• The resulting distortions in the wavefront generate the fringe contours. 波阵面上发生的畸变生成了条纹线.
• The road follows the natural contours of the coastline. 这条路沿着海岸线的自然轮廓延伸。
• He walked among the displaced contours of her pectoral girdle. 他在她胸肢带骨的变形周线间漫步.
• Note that these contours do not encompass the crack tip. 注意这些围道,都不包含裂信尖端.
• I cradled my video camera nervously on my lap, but its cold contours did nothing to comfort me. 我紧张地把摄影机架在大腿上，但是它冰冷的外形并没能给我任何安慰。
• ...the texture and colour of the skin, the contours of the body... 皮肤的肌理和颜色，身体的轮廓

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• N-COUNT
  轮廓;外形
  You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as its contours .
  例句
  ...the texture and colour of the skin, the contours of the body... 皮肤的肌理和颜色，身体的轮廓 I cradled my video camera nervously on my lap, but its cold contours did nothing to comfort me. 我紧张地把摄影机架在大腿上，但是它冰冷的外形并没能给我任何安慰。
• N-COUNT
  (地图上的)等高线
  A contour on a map is a line joining points of equal height and indicating hills, valleys, and the steepness of slopes.
  例句
  There were three moderate climbs to just below the 450 feet contour. 刚好在450英尺的等高线之下有3个缓坡。 ...a contour map showing two hills and this large mountain in the middle. 标示着两座小山和中间这座大山的等高线地图