Profile

(noun.) biographical sketch.

(noun.) an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics; 'a biochemical profile of blood'; 'a psychological profile of serial killers'.

(noun.) a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers.

(noun.) an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side).

(verb.) represent in profile, by drawing or painting.

(verb.) write about; 'The author of this article profiles a famous painter'.

埃塞雷德编辑

• It was then easy enough to obtain a fairly accurate silhouette, by either outlining the profile or cutting it out from the screen. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• She stood silent, resting her thin elbows on the mantelpiece, her profile reflected in the glass behind her. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• She had had a little black profile of him done for a shilling, and this was hung up by the side of another portrait over her bed. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• You look like the effigy of a young knight asleep on his tomb, she said, carefully tracing the well-cut profile defined against the dark stone. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• Its profile, which now became visible, was familiar to me! 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I dustn't, says Jo, relapsing into the profile state. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• It is very possible that at some earlier period of his career, Mr. Weller's profile might have presented a bold and determined outline. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Oh very, she said, especially when they have such excellent profiles. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• He snipped away at the black paper, then separated the two thicknesses and pasted the profiles on a card and handed them to me. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.

校对:斯坦顿