1 [U] the use of colour, pencil lines, etc to give an impression of light and shade in a picture or to emphasize areas of a map, diagram, etc ﹙绘画的﹚明暗法；﹙地图、图表等的﹚浓淡色运用

2 shadings [pl] slight differences that exist between different aspects of the same thing 细微差别: the shadings of opinion found among church leaders 教会领袖各自不尽相同的观点