1. She traced the contours of his face with her finger. 她用手指摸遍了他脸部的轮廓。
2. The road follows the natural contours of the coastline. 这条路沿着海岸线的自然轮廓延伸。
3. Historiography has not been an entirely male preserve, though feminists are justified in faulting its long-standing masculine contours. 尽管女权主义者有理由对其长期存在的男性轮廓进行批评,但历史编纂工作并非完全是男性专利。
4. The water table is not flat but usually follows the contours of the topography. 地下水位是不平坦的,而是通常随地势而变化。
5. A literary analysis that is sensitive to the larger contours of the account will reveal the artistic hand of the final editor. 如果对文章的大框架进行文学分析,就会发现最终编辑的艺术之手。