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overlie

/oh-ver-lahy/US // ˌoʊ vərˈlaɪ //UK // (ˌəʊvəˈlaɪ) //

覆盖,覆盖着,掩盖,掩盖住

Related Words

envelop笼罩,笼罩着,笼罩住,笼络enfold折叠,拥抱,包围,包围着swathe掠夺,沟渠,沟槽,掠夺者fold折叠,褶皱,折,折痕ride乘坐,骑车,骑马,驾cover覆盖,掩护,报道,涵盖twist扭转,扭曲,缠绕,扭曲了turn变成,转弯,变成了,转变override覆盖,覆盖率,凌驾,推翻wrap包裹,包装,包裹着,包围swaddle襁褓,襁褓中的孩子,襁褓中,襁褓中的婴儿imbricate覆膜,覆瓦状,覆合,覆瓦状的shingle砂石料,木瓦片,砂石,木瓦flap扇动,扑打,扑腾,扇形overlay覆盖物,覆盖层,覆盖面,覆盖project项目,工程,计划,项目简介overhang悬空,悬架,外悬,悬空的protrude凸出,凸出的,凸显,凸起的overrun越位,越界,掉头就跑,越位的情况overlook忽视,忽视了,忽略了,忽略

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    o·ver·lay [oh-ver-ley], /ˌoʊ vərˈleɪ/, o·ver·lain [oh-ver-leyn], /ˌoʊ vərˈleɪn/, o·ver·ly·ing.

    • : to lie over or upon, as a covering or stratum.
    • : to smother by lying upon it, as in sleep.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as inlap
Forms: overlay, overlying
Synonyms
cover覆盖,掩护,报道,涵盖enfold折叠,拥抱,包围,包围着envelop笼罩,笼罩着,笼罩住,笼络fold折叠,褶皱,折,折痕imbricate覆膜,覆瓦状,覆合,覆瓦状的override覆盖,覆盖率,凌驾,推翻ride乘坐,骑车,骑马,驾shingle砂石料,木瓦片,砂石,木瓦swaddle襁褓,襁褓中的孩子,襁褓中,襁褓中的婴儿swathe掠夺,沟渠,沟槽,掠夺者turn变成,转弯,变成了,转变twist扭转,扭曲,缠绕,扭曲了wrap包裹,包装,包裹着,包围
as inoverlap
Forms: overlay, overlying
Synonyms
flap扇动,扑打,扑腾,扇形imbricate覆膜,覆瓦状,覆合,覆瓦状的overhang悬空,悬架,外悬,悬空的overlay覆盖物,覆盖层,覆盖面,覆盖overrun越位,越界,掉头就跑,越位的情况project项目,工程,计划,项目简介protrude凸出,凸出的,凸显,凸起的ride乘坐,骑车,骑马,驾shingle砂石料,木瓦片,砂石,木瓦extend along沿着,延续fold over折叠,折叠起来,折叠在一起,叠加go beyond超越,逾越,超过,出lap over翻阅,掠过,翻阅资料,掠夺run over碾压,辗轧,撞倒,撞倒了
as intower above
Forms: overlay, overlying
Synonyms
bestride壁垒森严,壁垒,壁垒重重,壁垒分明command指挥部,指挥,命令,指令look down upon轻视,瞧不起,看不起,鄙视loom over笼罩着,萦绕着,笼罩在,萦绕在心头的overlook忽视,忽视了,忽略了,忽略overtop顶端,凌空,俯视,覆盖stand over站起来,站立,站在,站立在survey调查,调查表,调查报告,观察
as indominate
Forms: overlay, overlying
Synonyms
bestride壁垒森严,壁垒,壁垒重重,壁垒分明overlook忽视,忽视了,忽略了,忽略overtop顶端,凌空,俯视,覆盖survey调查,调查表,调查报告,观察look down upon轻视,瞧不起,看不起,鄙视loom over笼罩着,萦绕着,笼罩在,萦绕在心头的stand over站起来,站立,站在,站立在

Examples

  • For instance, after overlying glaciers have melted, volcanoes in Iceland have shown an uptick in eruptions.

  • Volcanoes in Iceland, for instance, have shown an uptick in eruptions after overlying glaciers have melted, relieving the volcanic systems of the weight of the ice.

  • Marls and limestones with fossils of an Eocene facies overlie the Cretaceous rocks on the Gabun.

  • It also drains regions of the glacial drift and beds which overlie overturned Miocene strata, and are sometimes mixed with them.

  • This was a satire upon shams, conventions, the disguises which overlie the most spiritual realities of the soul.

  • Also a pair of elements which overlie the position of the external occipital joint.

  • These overlie the bony scutes of armadillos and occur covering the tail in several groups of mammals, such as beavers and rats.

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