add shading around an object in a painting to make it stand out烘托点染
烘托
add shading around an object to make it stand out中国画的一种画法,用水墨或淡彩点染轮廓外部,使物像鲜明set off by contrast;throw into sharp relief陪衬,使明显突出
烘云托月
paint clouds to set off the moon;(fig) provide a foil to set off a character or incident in a literary work原指中国画中渲染云彩以衬托月亮。后比喻作画、作文时所用的一 种手法,从侧面着意点染描写,以烘托所描绘的事物
英汉词典释义
[hōng]
[动]
（使热； 使干） dry or warm by the fire
bake bread 烘面包
She warmed her hands over the fire.
她在炉火上烘手。
We dried our clothes in front of the fire.
我们在火前烘干了衣服。