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underlay

/verb uhn-der-ley; noun uhn-der-ley/US // verb ˌʌn dərˈleɪ; noun ˈʌn dərˌleɪ //

衬垫,垫底,衬底,垫底板

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Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1

    un·der·laid, un·der·lay·ing.

    • : to lay under or beneath.
    • : to provide with something laid underneath; raise or support with something laid underneath: The manufacturer underlays the chrome finish with a zinc coating.
    • : to extend across the bottom of.
n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : something underlaid.
    • : Printing. a piece or pieces of paper put under type or cuts to bring them to the proper height for printing.

Synonyms & Antonyms

as ingovern
Forms: underlying

Examples

  • Thus was paved the way for the abstractions that underlay the casino capitalism about which everybody now has nothing good to say.

  • It was right that Liosha should be made aware of the emotional subtleties that underlay the bare facts.

  • The difference between Wilkins's and the Majestic resided in the theory which underlay its manner.

  • Some dark villainy underlay this, and that the witch doctor was connected with it was borne in upon my mind without a doubt.

  • It glowed and iridesced in the sunlight as if gleaming up from underlay under underlay of red.

  • The hills of Champagne, green with vines, and white as with an underlay of chalk, rose behind us.