contour

英 [ˈkɒntʊə(r)]

美 [ˈkɑːntʊr]

n.  外形; 轮廓; (地图上表示相同海拔各点的)等高线

复数：contours　过去分词：contoured　现在分词：contouring　过去式：contoured　第三人称单数：contours　

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Collins.1 / BNC.8799 / COCA.7917

牛津词典

noun

• 外形；轮廓
  the outer edges of sth; the outline of its shape or form
  1. The road follows the natural contours of the coastline.
     这条路沿着海岸线的自然轮廓延伸。
  2. She traced the contours of his face with her finger.
     她用手指摸遍了他脸部的轮廓。
• （地图上表示相同海拔各点的）等高线
  a line on a map showing points that are the same height above sea level
  1. a contour map (= a map that includes these lines)
     等高线地图

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 轮廓;外形
  You can refer to the general shape or outline of an object as itscontours.
  1. ...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
  2. 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
  Acontouron a map is a line joining points of equal height and indicating hills, valleys, and the steepness of slopes.
  1. 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。
  2. ...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

英英释义

noun

• any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)
  1. he could barely make out their shapes
  Synonym:shapeformconfigurationconformation
• a feature (or the order or arrangement of features) of anything having a complex structure
  1. the contours of the melody
  2. it defines a major contour of this administration
• a line drawn on a map connecting points of equal height
  Synonym:contour line

verb

• form the contours of

双语例句

• The automatic grading and mirroring of the programmed seam contour guarantees identical sewing results for every pair of sleeves.
  线缝轮廓程序的自动放码和倒像确保每一对袖子获得相同的缝制效果。
• A method of non-contact on-line measurement for measuring plate cam contour is proposed in this paper.
  本文介绍了对平面凸轮轮廓线进行非接触式测量的一种方法，实现在线检测功能。
• So, here I have a contour plot of a function, and I have a blue vector.
  我这里有一个函数的等值线图，还有一个蓝色的向量。
• A novel automatic registration method based on contour feature points and particle swarm optimization ( PSO) is presented.
  提出了一种基于轮廓特征点及利用PSO（粒子群优化）求解多模态医学图像自动配准新方法。
• This takes place at such a high speed that the human eye sees the contour as a continuous line.
  这一过程以一个如此高的速度发生以至于人眼看到的轮廓是连续的线条。
• Research on Theory of Structure Representation of Object Contour Extraction
  目标轮廓提取模型的结构表示理论的研究和实现
• Based on topological neighborhood information of triangular mesh model, cross-section contour curve was extracted rapidly;
  基于三角网格模型的拓扑邻接信息，快速提取截面轮廓曲线；
• As a result, I am timid now, this is not symmetric with my boy contour.
  结果是我现在很胆小，这与我男生的外形很不相称。
• 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。
• The paper describes a new method to establish digital map efficiently by using contour.
  提出了一种沿地图上等高线分段截取数据，建立数字地图的方法。