contour
n
1 outward curve of sth/sb (eg a coast, mountain range, body) thought of as defining its shape 輪廓, 外形(如海岸、 山脈、 身體的輪廓線)
the smooth contours of a sculpture 雕塑物的平滑的輪廓線.
2 (also `contour line) line on a map joining points that are the same height above sea level 等高線. =>illus at map 見map之插圖. contour, v [Tn]
1 mark (a map) with contour lines 在(地圖)上標出等高線.
2 build (a road) so that it follows the contours of a hill (順著山的起伏)修筑(道路).