Overlay

[əʊvə'leɪ] or ['ovəlɛi]

解释:

(noun.) a layer of decorative material (such as gold leaf or wood veneer) applied over a surface.

(verb.) put something on top of something else; 'cover the meat with a lot of gravy'.

吉纳维芙校对--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To lay, or spread, something over or across; hence, to cover; to overwhelm; to press excessively upon.

(v. t.) To smother with a close covering, or by lying upon.

(v. t.) To put an overlay on.

(n.) A covering.

(n.) A piece of paper pasted upon the tympan sheet to improve the impression by making it stronger at a particular place.

(imp.) of Overlie

乔安娜录入

同义词及近义词：

v. a. [1]. Cover, spread over.[2]. Crush, smother.

杰西编辑

解释:

v.t. to spread over or across: to cover completely: to smother by lying on (for overlie): to use overlays in printing: to cloud: to overwhelm or oppress: to span by means of a bridge.—ns. O′verlay a piece of paper pasted on the impression-surface of a printing-press so as to increase the impression in a place where it is too faint: (Scot.) a cravat; Overlay′ing a superficial covering: that which overlays: plating.

桃乐茜编辑