the dark shape and outline of someone or something visible against a lighter background, especially in dim light
(尤指在暗淡光线中浅色背景下的)黑色轮廓像;剪影。
a representation of someone or something showing the shape and outline only, typically coloured in solid black
轮廓。
cast or show (someone or something) as a dark shape and outline against a lighter background
把…画成黑色轮廓像;使现出影像(或轮廓)
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the castle was silhouetted against the sky .天空映衬出城堡的轮廓。
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in silhouette seen or placed as a silhouette 呈轮廓状;成剪影
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