The verb is pronounced /ˌəʊvə'leɪ/. The noun is pronounced /'əʊvəleɪ/. 动词读作 /ˌəʊvə'leɪ/。名词读作 /'əʊvəleɪ/。
- VERB 在…上覆盖(或铺、涂)
If something is overlaid with something else, it is covered by it.
- The floor was overlaid with rugs of oriental design.
地板上铺着东方风情的地毯。 - ...woollen cloth, overlaid with gold and silver embroidery.
缝着金银绣花的呢子
- N-VAR 覆盖物;涂层
You can use overlay to refer to a substance which covers the surface of something.
- Silver overlay is bonded to the entire surface.
整个表面都镀了一层银。 - ...an overlay of snow on the tops of the iron fences.
铁栅栏上落满的一层雪
- VERB (以某一情感、特性等)遮掩
If something is overlaid with a feeling or quality, that feeling or quality is the most noticeable one, but there may be deeper and more important ones involved.
- The party had been overlaid with a certain nervousness.
这个聚会一直笼罩在不安的气氛中。 - ...a surge of feeling which at this moment overlaid all others.
此刻突然迸发出来、盖过了其他种种情绪的情感 - Overlay is also a noun.
- There can be an emotional overlay to the frustration of solving real problems.
在真正的问题难以解决而感到沮丧的时候,可能会用其他情感来掩饰。 - ...the thin overlay of success.
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