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high relief

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Sculpture
ˌhigh reˈlief noun [uncountable]  1. AVSa form of art in which figures cut in stone or wood stand out from the surface 高凸浮雕 bas-relief2. throw something into high relief OBVIOUSto make something very clear and easy to notice 使某物突出
Examples from the Corpus
high reliefThere are 16 panels depicting high relief figures on a low relief and incised background.Their seven children, carved in high relief in diminishing size according to age, clustered round their feet like rabbits.There is also a carved and painted wood pulpit with high relief figure-decoration.
ˌhigh reˈlief nounChineseSyllable
a in in Corpus cut stone of which figures form or art


high relief
ˌhigh reˈlief noun [uncountable]
1. a form of art in which figures cut in stone or wood stand out from the surface ⇨ bas-relief
2. throw something into high relief to make something very clear and easy to notice