overlie
英 [əʊvə'laɪ]
美['ovɚ'lai]
- vt. 躺在…上面；覆在…上面；压在（婴儿、幼仔）身上使之窒息而死
英英释义
- 1. lie upon; lie on top of;
- "the granite overlies the older rocks"
- 2. kill by lying on;
- "The sow overlay her piglets"
考试真题
- During commercials, an overlay will appear at the bottom of the screen, prompting viewers to press a button to request a free sample or order a catalogue.
出自-2016年6月阅读原文
助记提示
1. over- "above" + lie.
英文词源
- overlie (v.)
- late 12c., from over- + lie (v.2), or from an unrecorded Old English *oferlicgan. "In use from 12th to 16th c.; in 17-18th displaced by overlay; reintroduced in 19th c., chiefly in geological use." [OED]. Related: Overlay; overlain.
词态变化
第三人称单数: overlies;过去式: overlay;过去分词: overlain;现在分词: overlying;