overlie something
The sedimentary layer overlies the bedrock.
沉积层覆盖在基岩之上。
覆盖；置于...上面
压死；闷死；覆盖在...上面；压在上面使窒息；躺在...上面；压在...上面
To lie over or upon something.
覆盖在...上面
To lie over or upon
压在上面使窒息
To suffocate by lying upon
一般现在时
The rock overlies the soil.
岩石覆盖在土壤上。
一般过去时
The volcanic ash overlay the city.
火山灰覆盖了城市。
现在完成时
The snow has overlain the ground for weeks.
雪覆盖地面已有数周。
The heavy book overlies the fragile papers.
那本沉重的书压在脆弱的文件上。
用法提示：overlies 是动词 overlie 的第三人称单数现在时形式，表示“压在……上面”。
The exhausted mother accidentally overlay her baby.
疲惫的母亲意外地压住了她的婴儿。
用法提示：overlay 是动词 overlie 的过去式形式，表示“压在……上面”并导致窒息。
The climbers were warned about snow overlying crevasses.
登山者被警告有积雪覆盖的冰裂缝。
用法提示：overlying 是动词 overlie 的现在分词形式，表示“覆盖在……上面”。
The sedimentary layer overlies the bedrock.
沉积层覆盖在基岩之上。
常指无意中压到他人造成窒息。
The father accidentally overlay his child while sleeping.
父亲睡觉时不小心压在了孩子身上。
grammar · medium
易错句子The mother overlied the baby and caused suffocation.
正确表达The mother overlay the baby and caused suffocation.
动词 overlie 的过去式是不规则形式 overlay，而不是规则变化的 overlied。
grammar · medium
易错句子He overlies on the bed all day.
正确表达He overlies the bed all day.
overlie 是及物动词，后面直接跟宾语，不需要介词 on。
overlie强调压在...上面（可能致死）；overlay指覆盖或加上一层，无压迫窒息含义
overlie完全覆盖在上面；overlap指部分重叠，未完全覆盖
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