silhouette
/ˌsɪlu:ˈet; ˌsɪlʊ`ɛt/ n
1
(a) dark outline of sb/sth seen against a light background 黑色轮廓; 侧影
the silhouettes of the trees against the evening sky 夜空衬托出树木的轮廓.
(b) picture showing sb/sth as a black shape against a light background 黑色轮廓像; 剪影.
2 (idm 习语) in silhouette as a silhouette 以黑色轮廓像或剪影形式
see sth in silhouette 看见某物的轮廓
paint sb in silhouette 画出某人的黑色轮廓像. silhouette, v [usu passive 通常用於被动语态
Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sth (against sth) cause sth to be seen as a silhouette 使某物现出轮廓或呈黑色轮廓像
She stood in front of the window, silhouetted against the dawn sky. 她站在窗前, 晨空衬托出她的轮廓.