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身影
shēn yǐng
Meaning
- figure
- silhouette
Definition
身影指人的身体或物体的影子,也常用来比喻人的形象或踪迹。
Figure; shadow; often refers to a person's silhouette or the trace of someone's presence.
Usage
常用于描述看到或寻找某人的形象或踪迹,也可以指物体投射的影子。
Often used to describe seeing or searching for someone's figure or trace, or the shadow cast by an object.
Examples
- 1 我在人群中看到了他的身影。 (I saw his figure in the crowd.)
- 2 那个熟悉的身影消失在街角。 (That familiar figure disappeared around the corner.)
- 3 他的身影经常出现在训练场上。 (His figure often appears on the training field.)
- 4 夕阳下,他们的身影拉得很长。 (Under the setting sun, their shadows stretched long.)
- 5 警察在监控中发现了嫌疑人的身影。 (The police spotted the suspect's figure in the surveillance footage.)
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