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

• An effective method based on HSV color model for extracting contour lines from color scanned topographical maps was proposed.
  提出了一种基于HSV色彩模型的等高线提取方法。
• At all times you can change between contour and point mode.
  在任何时候都可以更改的轮廓和点模式。
• 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 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。
• Accordingly, a practical removing lead rate contour map is given for reference.
  绘出了脱铅率的等高线图，为设计除铅剂的配比提供了直观有效的方法。
• In this paper, the authors present a constructive algorithm of contour threaded trees for binary trees.
  本文给出了二叉树的轮廓线索树的一个新的构造算法。
• Study on the Camera Calibration Approach and Algorithm of Edge Detection and Contour Tracking
  摄像机标定方法及边缘检测和轮廓跟踪算法研究
• You can see the same contour repeated on all three items.
  你可以看到同样的轮廓一再对所有三个项目。
• The indifference curve may be compared with a contour line on a map.
  无差别曲线可以与地图上的等高线相比拟。
• 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。